Sep 25, 2021It Seems Like A Mighty Long TimeIt’s been a while since I’ve posted.It Seems Like A Mighty Long Time It’s been a while since I’ve posted. There are many reasons for that; I have felt like I was struggling and I was waiting for that feeling to diminish. Also, I don’t know about you, but with COVID, I was really having a…Purpose4 min read
May 6, 2020The Wreck RoomThings haven’t always been this way. I wonder when and why it all started. A series of events, I suppose, an incident of rejection, hate, jealousy perhaps. It doesn’t matter now. It’s been a slow long drawn out process. A process that repeats itself, like a wave crashing on the…Self Compassion2 min read
Nov 29, 2016The Patient Experience #3: A Difficult DiagnosisThe Patient Experience #3: A Difficult Diagnosis When I was 23, I had my bloodwork done because people around me, gay men, young, handsome, bright men, were dying and the only indicator of why people were dying at the time was found in the blood. I went to the Doctor…HIV5 min read
Sep 12, 2016Around AgainI was stargazing tonight and noticed that Orion was in the same spot as he was when I moved two years ago. I’d like to say that I’ve gone full circle but it sometimes feels like I am just spinning around in circles again and again.Personal Growth1 min read
Sep 12, 2016From May 20, 2011From May 20, 2011 Remember the things in life that are important to you and ignore the distractions that separate me from them. There are things, places, spaces, times where I find my happiness, my connections to others, to my healthy and loving self. …Change2 min read
May 29, 2016pRESS sTAR (Life before the # key)pRESS sTAR (Life before the # key) You used to call me on the telephone that thing they call the landline now we used to lie back and talk for hours lying on the ground with our legs up against the wall and looking at the ceiling as if it had stars and we would get together when we wanted instead of when we can. Then you got a cell phone and you hardly ever call and I hear more about you via text now then from your emailsMidnfulness1 min read
Oct 30, 2015HindsightThere is a part of me that is afraid that I will be that kind of person that falls off the radar and people will look back and for a moment they will regret that they could have done more to help me get better.Love1 min read
Oct 18, 2015Ode To A Hermit ThrushOde To A Hermit Thrush Some say it’s just luck, I think it’s awareness that holds the key. Earlier today, something caught my eye quite by chance. I caught a glimpse of a hermit thrush perched nearby on the sycamore branch. Later I would see him upon the window ledge. Feeling present and being relaxed is more than happenstance. We exchanged nods knowingly and I could see the world in his eyes during the glance..1 min read
Oct 14, 2015Time Flies When You’re Having FunHere I am on my 51st, birthday and at times it has felt like a long hard journey and at other times it’s been one hell of a pit stop. As I reflect, as I stand still and as I look ahead I know that I have the wisdom of…Happiness3 min read
Oct 12, 2015The Day Of The Living GoldfinchThe Day Of The Living Goldfinch Yesterday started off innocently enough with me sitting in the backyard with my coffee and journal when a male goldfinch suddenly landed on the peak of the hibiscus plant about two metres from me, puffing himself up, chirping with bravado and staring me down…Short Story5 min read