so much waste
I remember the last time I needed a new pen was with my fountain pen in the fourth grade, when my teacher made us all write with cartridge pens, actually load the ink, blobs on paper couldn’t be helped. Continue reading “all I need” »
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power of sleep
March 6th, 2018
we wonder why we can’t sleep
I recommend Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker, a fascinating scientific book which explains the urgency of getting good sleep on a daily basis. The New Science of Sleep and Dreams includes research from UC Berkeley’s Professor Matthew Walker and the scientific sleep research community. Continue reading “power of sleep” »
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painting with encaustics
February 27th, 2018
wax pigment colors are so vivid
Imagine a crockpot filled with melted beeswax and Damar resin standing beside a warming plate with square tins of melting pigment colors, ranging from black to lemon yellow. Soft haiku brushes stiff with wax thaw in the pans. Two anodized aluminum plates heated from hotplates are surfaces where wax painting takes place. Continue reading “painting with encaustics” »
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It’s not just him
February 20th, 2018
19 year old, 10 year old, what’s the earliest age?
Americans seem to forget we live and operate with violent behaviors every day. The 17 murdered people in Parkland, Florida, last Tuesday is our most recent tragedy. No words can truly depict horrendous gun shootings. Our nightmare brings more devastating lifelong fear and grief in untold ways. Continue reading “It’s not just him” »
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people of character
February 13th, 2018
gnarly WWI French trenches hospital
My family once had real people, who have since become ghosts. Generations of ‘people of substance,’ as my mother would say. King alcohol was another substance besides their individual characters, but four generations had amazing stories before I came into the picture. Continue reading “people of character” »
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legacy
February 6th, 2018
we all have tales
“Take care and watch yourselves closely so as neither to forget the things that your eyes have seen nor to let them slip from your mind all the days of your life, make them known to your children and your children’s children.” Moses Continue reading “legacy” »
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dealing with the divide
January 30th, 2018
chores are good
Somewhere between youth and growing old lies the land of ‘figure out,’ which was a cracked divide between what I wanted and consequences of my actions. Peaceful heart, loneliness, loss, confusing disappointments surface. Remembering rough alcoholism, two failed marriages with the third one cresting to shore, I can better understand how to deal with the divide. Continue reading “dealing with the divide” »
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stay the course
January 23rd, 2018
shape of my lavender labyrinth
Let’s focus on the positive. This is our special time to be spiritual beings having a human experience, and nobody gets away with ‘happy, happy, joy, joy’ all the time. We can be grateful we even get a piece of good times, considering the human race’s story. Continue reading “stay the course” »
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ugly necessity
January 9th, 2018
accept the motion
Dream of struggling in three rivers: Continue reading “ugly necessity” »
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managing fear
December 19th, 2017
what is going on?
I woke up at 3 a.m. wracked in floating fear. This is not normal behavior, so I practiced using tools to get out of fear, and managed to go back to sleep. Continue reading “managing fear” »
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