An experience resulting in emotional distress led to a broadened perspective pertaining to the shortness of life through which the value...

On the evening of Thursday, August 16, 2018, at approximately six o’clock, a gym member approached me with a strong hand shake extending...

This journal entry was inspired and written during my solo canoe trip in the Boundary Waters where I’d spent countless hours in...

In addition to being a protruding mound of rock and dirt often found covered with trees, various plant species, boulders and debris, the...

I've had it all or so I thought. For the little acquired, I borrowed the rest. Needless to say, it was put to the test. My skin grew...

Returning home? Not from a dreadful day at work or a holiday weekend up north, nor after a vacation of leisure & play. I’m talking about...

Santa Cruz, Ca. Planning my next destination!

Sociable interactions, like much of anything, will turn out as rewarding or unpleasant as we choose depending on our energy and efforts...

There is no reason I, or anyone else, should open the refrigerator door six times in ten minutes unless subjected under the orders of thy...

Of course, we can all agree that happiness is key. But if it's the only key you can freely use among other doors, you're still carrying...

Funerals, Jazz music, ladies luncheon; crying, laughter, grief, smiles, expressions, lessons learned, old age and life both old and young.

Faintest in memory yet certain at heart, my mother was the first woman I truly loved. The 'W' before 'L' as If I’d not known the game of...

Date: Twenty Seventh, December 2019 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Direction: Thomas East From Sixteenth Intention: To Walk Alone; Listen....

My brother recently asked me, “What the hell are you doing?” I laughed, smiled, shook my head and cried. Okay, maybe I didn’t cry, but I...

No, seriously…why spend the extra time hand-writing a message when it could be typed in a third of the time with a plethora of bonuses...

What does it mean to meditate? How do I know if I am meditating properly? Is there a right way to meditate? Meditating feels like....

Wednesday, June 19, 2019; As an Arizona Native, I have grown familiar with the change of seasons both in the desert and up in the high...

1) Builds Patience while under stress and discomfort. 2) Improves stamina, endurance and athleticism. 3) Promotes strong lungs- deep...

Tempting it is to touch fire as it is to repel from a steep ledge, to stray beyond the 'no trespassing' sign, to stand against a threat...

Arizona is full of adventure, like any place, as long as you make the most of what it has to offer. From local restaurants, music venues...