March 30, 2015 Today, March 30, is World Bipolar Day. This date is doubly significant to me. It is a day of worldwide awareness for this serious and too often debilitating illness. But it is also my personal anniversary date, marking the official beginning of my experience with this illness. My first episode of mania, … More World Bipolar Day: I Am One of the 27 Million
Over the course of this week, two remarkable, not-so-random, acts of kindness by young people flooded the airwaves: the humble apology of ex-University of Oklahoma/SAE Fraternity member, Levi Pettit, for his participation in the infamous “lynch a n*****” chant; and the mature-beyond-any-age petition for forgiveness of the crass ex-Bloomsburg University baseball player, Joey Casselberry, for … More Racism in the “Postracial” Era: Three Teachable Moments
It’s the first day of Spring and it’s snowing outside. Off in the distance, a train rumbles by, sounding a whistle of sighs. Little birds, dropping from snow-covered trees, fly low to the ground, startled by what they have found. And the far-off train still rumbles and sighs, the sound carried by the … More First Day of Spring 2015
This music video was originally shared on Facebook as part of my timeline series, Advent 2014. Today, I am posting it in tandem with my latest article, “Turning Over a New Leaf,” in the spirit of this Vernal Equinox/Solar Eclipse/New Moon Day. “Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silent” is an element of preparation for Communion in … More Turning Over a New Leaf-Music Video
Having read three different articles this week about the Vernal Equinox/Solar Eclipse/New Moon event taking place today, I decided to take it seriously. My intention was to follow one of the suggested guided meditations laid out in two of the three articles. But instead, I followed my heart, meditating in my own way. First, I … More Turning Over a New Leaf
Cue Rod Serling: Tonight’s episode is about a woman driven mad by the slightest time alteration. The simple “loss” of one hour from her day sends this woman into a nightmarish world in which daylight arrives too soon and lasts too long, while night passes in the blink of an eye. You are about to … More Lost In The Twilight Zone, Thanks to Daylight Saving Time
This is an updated re-post from March 4, 2015. Today marks 14 years since my first little brother, David, passed away suddenly. For my Facebook friends, who read a remembrance I posted yesterday, I must confess that there has always been some confusion over David’s death date: March 4th is the official date of death, as it … More 3 Poems: In Remembrance of My Brother David (10/6/59-3/4/03)
I’ve been kicking around an idea for a new book of poems. The working title is: LOVE/PEACE HATE/WAR I started playing around with word games (a favorite pastime of mine) and came up with this: my first Word-Game Poem. It’s not the best poem I ever wrote. And, given that, I’m not sure why I’ve … More Today I Am Trying A New Thing
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