Day Thirty of 365 – Something New, Part 4
This is the fourth installment of a short story that I am writing and posting on this platform. I am writing it in brief segments. I hope you have a good time following the progress of Fire! Fire The Persistent Fog Stepping through the opening in the side of the wall at the edge of the […]
Day Twenty-Seven of 365 – The Present
Author’s note: I wrote this yesterday (the 27th) but was unable to publish it due to some sort of glitch in this publishing platform. I was frustrated because I thought I had lost my string of days, then I realized that my commitment was to WRITE for 365 days in a row, not necessarily publish. […]
Day Eight of 365 – When You Want to Give Up!
Setting goals and pursuing dreams are activities in which we all engage. Some of us are more successful in the process than others. Often in the face of someone else reaching a milestone, we compare ourselves to them and wonder what makes them more special or blessed than we. Sometimes during this process of comparison, […]
Getting Down to the REAL!
One of my all-time favorite books ever written was first published in 1922 by Margery Williams. The book, The Velveteen Rabbit. It is a children’s story that, I believe, was secretly written for adults. What an insidious way to trick adults into reading and thinking about what it means in life to be real, genuine and therefore […]
What I Do… Behind the Scenes.
I have been speaking in public now since 1971 and writing (somewhat seriously) since 1992. I’ve had folks ask me from time to time why I do what I do – speak and write. I guess that the best answer to that question is a simple one – I am compelled to do so. This […]
Standing For . . . Way Different Than Standing Against!
I work hard to stay away from political and/or religious discussions. The primary reason has nothing to do with a lack of opinion on most subjects related to politics or religion. It has to do with the fact that most discussions in these arenas are often devoid of any reasonable dialogue whatsoever! When I do […]
The Day The Racist In Me Died . . .
I remember the day as if it were yesterday . . . the day the Racist in me died! The earth did not shake. The walls did not split. The moon did not turn to blood. In fact, no one sitting around me detected the powerful shift in my soul. On the surface, NOTHING changed! What […]
Into and Out of the Darkness, Part 1
Darkness affects all of us – sometimes for the better and other times for the worse! The natural flow of nighttime darkness invites us to engage in restful, restorative sleep. The unnatural, oft times chaotic flow of darkness hatched in the spirit ensnares us in battles to salvage sanity and sometimes, life itself. None of us […]
I'm Back . . .
Actually, I never really left; however, I have not written anything in a very, very long time. So in a sense, I AM back. Some have wondered what I’ve been doing. I know this due to the FB and Twitter messages as well as the periodic emails I’ve received posing questions as to the absence […]
A Mysterious Curiosity
Things like this have happened to me pretty much all my life! I have no real explanation for them . . . they just happen! As common as these occurrences are, the most recent one caused me to pause and reflect at a deeper level than ever before. To what do I refer? Well, it […]