On The Wall

Battles lost and battles won; We’ll be bones before we’re done. Two men shouted, “Get yourself a gun!” Then turned and shot each other for fun.   No one said, “Life is easy.” Except for me, Right now.   No one said, “Let’s be sleazy.” Well, maybe someone, Who reads out loud.   Whenever you …

No-Home-November

A man with a No-Shave-November face came up to me yesterday and demanded that I give him cash. I immediately asked him what I owed him and he stopped in his tracks. He wasn’t expecting such a response. I told him I’d cut him a check on Thursday and we both laughed. Nobody uses checks …

Like a Sunrise

Do the negative things we think make us grouchy? When we’re grouchy, do we show it? When we’re hopeful and loving, do we show it? Negative thoughts don’t just happen, do they? When you get a negative idea, does it originate inside you, or does it first start somewhere else and then grow inside you …

Bobsled: Last Great Ride of the Season

The last great ride of the season. Mountain biking is my favorite method of meditation. If I had video, you’d probably wonder how anyone could really meditate while going that fast around the variety of obstacles and challenges: trees, boulders, mud… …natural and man-made ramps… …and abandoned cars. How does someone meditate in the face …