Becoming a better person isn’t always easy. I remember looking back to identify the negative attitudes and thoughts that used to contribute to my unhappiness. My behavior was governed mostly by the feeling that I was owed something. I would become frustrated and irritable, going out of my way to do anything that would not […]
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“In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.” John Muir A few months ago, I heard someone make a comment on getting older. They implied that as we get older, “we all reach a point when we realize there is nothing new for us to do, nothing new to discover.” I
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He’s just a little gray cat Old now and more careful, gentler than before But late at night he climbs into my ordinary lap And settles in with confidence Knowing me as he does Knowing how much he is wanted. His chin and belly are white And when I rub the bridge of his nose
on a not quite rainy san diego afternoon the ingestion of drugs evaporates shades of pretense and I see a world populated with pretenders and I wonder . . . who writes this script? every line thick with the profound as well as the absurd with splashes of sarcasm all at once I seek truths
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As spring brings warmer climates and blooming tulips and daffodils, so does it bring the first round of crops to the farmers markets around town. Fresh veggies are not the only thing to buy. Following are ten reasons to visit your nearest farmers market (but bring cash): Money you spend stays in the local economy
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One skin-tight bite of this sweet tarty tomato cancels all dominion of the self. Tasting the flesh in this flesh one easily becomes translucent. Criss-crossing the tomato heart, brigades of sensations sensate my mouth. So what’s this shake-out between eating tomatoes and making love? This skin blushing red to a simple touch, this full fleshy