In my waves of creativity, I write stories, paint a little, create my own lessons for students, write on this blog and now do podcasts and Swellcasts on the app Swell. It all began at Swell for me because the app is simple and you post 5-minute recordings off your phone into a community of listeners […]

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Ahh, I remember when we all had more privacy than we do now and there was a sense of respecting a person’s decency and space. Now, in our times of “terror” and for the cause of speed and efficiency, much of that has been sacrificed. To this end, I have a funny story to tell […]

When I was a young tyke and noticed that some girls stood out to me, I was also alarmed that I was still clearly obsessed with boys while my peers were salivating over girls. I hoped I was stunted in my growth spurt. Meanwhile, I saw girly magazines my pals shoved in my face as […]

Most people will tell you that they feel like we are in one of the strangest places in our history that they have known. I have to agree. It’s a place where nothing feels quite right but all hell hasn’t broken loose quite yet either. Rather it is erupting in parts here and there. Environmental […]

I recently watched a film called The Jesus Revolution starring Kesley Grammar of Cheers and Fraiser fame about the Jesus movement that sprung up in San Francisco in the 1970s. This movement ultimately grew two of the nation’s largest churches, Calvary Chapel and Harvest Christian Fellowship. The true spark of this movement that set 100,000’s […]

I saw this quote in the picture below and I love it. In the crazy, burdensome, busyness of life, I lost my ability to really make any much of a practice of being still to tap into a “world of magic things”. Stopping to read anything of much length. Stopping to enjoy nature. Stopping to […]

Recently, if you followed my social media at all, I’ve been through a heavy shitstorm of challenges and just all-around bad news and bad luck. I’ve been fighting to push through to get back to my old self, to try on gratitude and a growth mindset about it all. It’s been near impossible, but then […]

Betrayed by Human Hands Backstabbed by my fellow man Changing lives for the better Even so, here is your termination letter. Coming out to your aid Pinning me behind a cyber blockade Friending me because I seem like a good bloke Turning on me when you can get applause for the joke. Rejecting me for […]