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Life Coach. Artist. Addiction Counselor. In long term recovery. Happy most of the time. Curious.

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  • RITUAL (A Personal Story)

    Biologically, I am a large houseplant with bones.  Psychosocially, I am a pattern of actions, following a pattern of thoughts, often the product of a mind left to run its own course, heavily influenced by many things external, mostly simple carbs and YouTube.  Static.  There’s a lot of static in my journey right now and…

  • Alchemy

    OMG.  Can this subject be more elusive?  So, I’ve been learning about alchemy for a while now, several years, digging up history and millions of perspectives on this incredible topic so I can write a companion for this painting.   The Red Lion of Alchemy. I’ve struggled with the notion that alchemy can be translated into…

  • BLACK AND WHITE THINKING

    Did you know that there are colors in the universe that the human eye cannot see?  Hey, don’t take my word for it, investigate it for yourself.  But, it’s true. What we see kind-of “blinds” us to what we do not see.  Think about that.  Think about how much we don’t know, how much we…

  • LIGHT

    Have you ever held that first sacred cup of morning coffee, sat in the darkness and waited for the sunrise?  Watched how black and white silhouettes slowly filled with color as the light grew brighter?  This is daily magic.  Try it and see! It’s like darkness hosts the light . . .  holding hands with…

  • BLOOM

    Bloom where you are planted.  Right where you are.  Right where you are in your life, your relationships, your job, your education, your finances, your mistakes and your progress. That’s right!  Right here.  Right now. Have you ever discovered a flower blossoming in an unexpected place or time?  In the crack of a sidewalk or…

  • LOVE

    The topic of love has been written about, sung about, talked about, theorized, commercialized, monetized, and fought over forever.  This writer will not pretend to know what the “right” definition is, I don’t believe that there is one, but many.  I like thinking about it. Just like you!  I think that love may indeed behave…

  • ACCEPTANCE

    From the Big Book of AA, page 426 in my copy (this artist’s favorite paragraph BTW): “And acceptance is the answer to ALL my problems today. When I am disturbed, it is because I find some person, place, thing, or situation – some fact of my life – unacceptable to me, and I can find…

  • PEACE

    Peace. So, I’ve been following the 2025 Walk for Peace originating in Fort Worth Texas. Have you been watching? Beginning at Huong Dao Vipassana Bhavana Center on Oct. 26, a small group of Buddhist monks and their rescue dog Aloka, began their 120 day, 2300 mile walk with many stops along the way to share…

  • WAIT

    This piece defied my usual inspirational flow.  I named and renamed it numerous times, but until the word “wait” came to me, no other name seemed to fit the energy that I felt when I see it. In fact, this message continues to work its magic as I type, as I really wanted to post…

  • DIVERSITY

    I cannot imagine our world without diversity.  Not just external diversity, but internally as well.  We think of this word as describing racial or gender identities, but those things are important because of the depth of their meaning, not because of superficial easily observed things.  Consider the evidence around us, the value for diversity that…