spiritual preventative medicine

i don't know if many of you have ever been to chicago in the winter time? it is a very cold, unforgiving place. not just cold, in fact, but a special frigid bluster that can steal your life if you aren't careful, and that is no exagerration. when i first moved back to the city from seattle i spent one winter living in my car. it was easier back then because you were still allowed to park just about anywhere without having to worry about getting towed or ticketed. i would find a nice spot over… Continue

i have slipped out of chicago in the knick of time! i am down in savannah georgia on an impromptu vacation, and i feel like i'm getting away with murder! i keep seeing the news about the snow storms tangling up traffic, grounding flights at o'hare, and burying my fair city. so as i sit here in my shorts on another 80 degree day, plunking my guitar in forsyth park, i suppose i should feel a bit guilty. but i don't. if i have learned anything from the wonderful experience of my involvement with… Continue

there is this great story about a man who teaches another man to fish. the moral of the fable being that giving someone knowledge is the greatest gift of all. an endless gift, which that person can also give again and again. you can give a person a fish and they will have dinner, but if you teach them how to fish they will always be able to provide for themselves; something along those lines. with that in mind i have been on a tear giving away lots of books! volumes that have changed and shaped… Continue

i heard him correctly. i was in line next to him so there was no mistake. a decaf latte with non-dairy creamer and sweet and low. i commented that maybe he could just pretend to drink it? we laughed at how strange things have become. that uncomfortable laugh that knows, but isn't sure about the actual humorousness part. i bought him his phony drink to make sure that the laughter was not taken in the wrong light.



every morning is nearly the same. i wake up too early for my health. i… Continue

i gave some time to a few of my friends that desparately needed to vent. this election proccess has been trying for those of us that believe the system is a sham. so i opened up my house and we had a much needed gripe session! we shared some beer and a nice bottle of wine, listened to music, and reaffirmed to each other that we weren't all crazy. it was nice. it was necessary. and then i gave my animals some much needed attention too. having pets is a great gift in and of itself. sometimes we… Continue