Fairly Local

I have very diverse musical taste. There is almost no genre that I have not found at least a few songs I really like. A new band that has a few songs I really like are Twenty One Pilots. One of the songs that has not been on the radio...

Black Dog

I have alluded to the Black Dog in other post. Mostly in passing as I do not want to give it any more substance than it already has. My mother struggled with this throughout her life and I, to a lesser extent, have had it stalk me. What, you may...

Direction

For many years now I have looked for a spiritual director. So too I have looked for a mentor. Now, please do not get me wrong; there are ample people in this world who regularly tell me where to go. Furthermore, and on a more positive note, I have been...

Beyond Ourselves

My father had one mantra that he spoke to me quite often; “Son, what ever you do, don’t go into medicine.” He had lived his life in hospitals working as a lab technician and at times EMT. I learned a lot about medical profession watching and listening to him. Although...

Priorities

Much has been written on keeping our priorities straight. However, it seems we (especially me) are not getting the message. I speak to people almost daily who are struggling to juggle their priorities and, typically, what I find is that the wrong ones are winning out. This is true in...