August 2014 – Refined and Purified

The Park Bench

The Park Bench My grandparents met in Paris, France in approximately 1919 during World War 1. It was in Paris they fell in love. He served as an ambulance driver and she served as a nurse in the war-time effort. The story goes that my grandfather took my grandmother to a park in Paris andContinue reading “The Park Bench”

Memoriam

No comments will be accepted on this post. Today is the 40th year anniversary of the death of my sister by suicide. Like the ripples in a pond, the impact of this action left a huge crater in my life that has greeted me with waves of difficulty over the years since. I don’t knowContinue reading “Memoriam”

Freefall ~ An ongoing lesson in trust

What does it mean to freefall? Basically, it means something that falls which is subject to the effects of gravity…falling without resistance… This concept reminds me of a game I used to play when I was a young adult with my friends. Basically, it was a game of trust: you would stand in front ofContinue reading “Freefall ~ An ongoing lesson in trust”

Imprints

Recently, a friend of mine told me that I hadn’t posted anything on my blog. Unfortunately, I was all too aware of the lapse in posts. It’s not like I haven’t learned anything, I have, but I haven’t “settled down” enough to construct something to put on it. Today is the day. I found theContinue reading “Imprints”