being and change

Peter was one of those who betrayed Jesus.  On three occasions as Jesus was becoming crucified Peter said “I don’t know him!”  I betray Jesus every day.  And at the root of betrayal is self preservation at the expense of another.  Truth be told I am...

Remembering my Dad

I am grateful for my Dad for what he taught me and what he didn’t for how he loved me and how he didn’t for his presence and his isolation for his courage and his fear for his divinity and his humanity I am grateful for my Dad, because who he is/was forged...

resistance and being

Steven Pressfield has mentored me from a distance.  In The War of Art he writes; “Most of us have two lives.  The life we live, and the unlived life within us.” Between the two stands Resistance. Have you ever brought home a treadmill and let it gather...

fathers and sons

People say we look alike.  Every once in a while I say something just like he would or tell a joke with the same timing.   But not any more, Dad had a massive stroke and now can only whisper. I learned so much from Dad.  How to be at home in the woods.  Paddle a...

writing and being

It all begins with a premise, a simple statement that answers the question “What is my story about?” This simple statement must be the driving force behind everything that is written. “A good premise is derived from emotions and revolves around a...