…And when he was up, he was up,And when he was down, he was down,And when he was only half way up he was neither up nor down.“The Grand Old Duke of York,” Children’s Nursery Rhyme One evening,...
New Thought
Auntie Wears Pink When She Flies
You think it takes a village to raise a child? Auntie can do it all by herself. With no kids of her own, she loves every kid she see…latch-key kids, single-parent kids, abused kids, lonely...
Eclipse
This is a “Consciousness Portrait” of my father. My father was born on an eclipse and died 79 years later on an eclipse. All his life, he struggled with dualities. He was the youngest of eleven...
Swimming With Whales
Have you ever felt like you jumped into the deep end of a project and you were in over your head? I have an annoying habit of volunteering for things beyond my current skill level and then...
Koi Dance
This painting just made me feel balanced. I’m a Libra, and these things are important. Balance is a dance in harmony with life – a continuum of mental adjustments along the road to maintaining...
Backing Away From A Bad Idea
Florida Blue Crabs have to be one of the most delicious local meals there is. When I first came to Tampa Bay 30+ years ago they were plentiful. Today – not so much. We used to catch the crabs...
Balance Mandala
As any orthopedist will tell you, our feet were not designed to walk on artificial stuff like asphalt and concrete. They like the real thing. When we get away from the concrete, we find living...
Desert Princess
I lived in Iran during my high school years. Things were a little different for Americans during the time of the Shah than they are now. I’m so sorry that current politics keep our people...
Swing Into the Present
When I was a kid, I loved going to the playground and taking endless turns on the merry-go-round. I liked the way it felt to be at the center of the vortex and have everything around me become a...
Good Medicine
Dr. Carol Roberts is a pioneer. Decades before anyone was talking about alternative medicine, this physician was noticing that allergies and chronic diseases could be controlled by natural...