I’ve lately come to appreciate what an apt metaphor “whirlwind” can be when describing life. “What a whirlwind week I’ve had!” I’m really identifying with that sentiment these days… Anyone familiar with the whole Animal Spirit/Native American paradigm? For a while, I experienced a strong resonance with that whole wisdom tradition. It’s an earth-based sort [...]
I’ll start with a self-disclosure, sort of a disclaimer: I have made few really good decisions in my life. My efforts to live in God consciousness have usually been short-lived and half-hearted. But they have been ever sincere. That said, during the times when I’m intentionally trying to surrender myself into Higher Consciousness, there’s a [...]
Okay, so I want to share a great Amy Winehouse song with everyone. Now, it’s probably not much of a surprise that I’m a huge fan of her music, having lived something dreadfully similar to her lifestyle when I was young…Her voice is really powerful, and I think her antics cause people to have closed [...]
If there’s one thing I’ve learned through years in prison, it’s that prison is a state of mind. There’s a classic spiritual text distributed by The Human Kindness Foundation’s Prison-Ashram Project, written by Bo Lozoff, called “We’re All Doing Time”. The core purpose of the book is to provide a framework with which incarcerated people [...]
I’d been tossing around all night on a sleeping-bag covered air mattress at the 400-acre horse ranch of a guy I met since arriving in Burlington. We really hit it off, this kid and I, and I went to his family’s property last night to check it out and spend the night. “Are you awake, [...]
As much as I try to practice the kind of principles I’ve written about on these blog posts, I’m pretty sure it comes off a self-absorbed. The fact is that I’m so human, so ego-based that I fail to bring all these spiritual ideals and beliefs into practice during most of my day. [...]
Having lived what can only be called an unconventional life for the past 30 years, I find it pretty damned funny what I don’t know. Like ironing a shirt. I’m going out with some people tonight to a town south of Montpelier, Vermont, and I tried to iron a shirt. “Tried” being the operative word. [...]
First, thanks to the couple of people who read my first entry and posted responses. I appreciate you taking the time to do so. I’m very much in the learning process about blogging and all its attendant bells and whistles. As time passes, I’m sure I’ll liven up my postings. As part of the whole [...]
First blog ever, fresh out of prison.
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