First Kiss – Conversation with the Future

I am reading Richard Bach’s, Running From Safety again. The premise is a conversation between a grown-up Richard, and his 9-year old self that after his brother’s death, he “locked away” emotionally in a basement. The book is the journey … Continued

Mysteries of Yes

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Ahhh….MYSTERY. The relationship with mystery is so intoxicating and conjures up all realms of darkness and shadow, light and a sun’s brilliance. It can be found in both extremes and all the in-betweens. It is the imagination and the unimagined. … Continued

Blood In The Waters

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What do we do when there is blood in the Waters of Yes? When blood is spilled, what happens when it is carried by the flow of water? It spreads. Dissipates. Incorporates. Curls out and around everything, everywhere, and the … Continued

Paris and the Waters of Yes

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My heart is heavy, as I a suspect, for many others, with sadness over the recent events in Paris, France. Talking about it for hours, exploring the perimeters and heart of light and dark, fear and trust, violence and compassion, … Continued

Standing in the Waters of YES

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In the middle of the river what the seasoned kayaker or boater knows is if you fall out of your craft, you don’t stand in the water. You flow with it. Feet up, head up. In the river, flowing. The … Continued

Seasons

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Nature is such a vibrant mirror. In fall, I watch each day as the greens slowly give way to yellows, ochres, browns, russets, and scarlets. In mid-October in the mountains, some trees have shed all their leaves already, while others … Continued

Peter Cottontail and the Waters of Yes

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I saw a bunny earlier this morning. It was an illustration actually, for an album cover, Fila Brazillia. It reminded me of the illustration for a book I loved to read as a child, an English story that had Peter … Continued

Flow Patterns, the Earth and the Length of Our Fuse

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There is something so soothing about sleeping on the earth at night. Or napping on it, breathing through the summer grasses. It is solid and meets my body, leaving an impression on my cheek and chest. Water is like that, … Continued

You Are Made of It

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As the sun rises through the trees, penetrating the shadows, infinitesimal prisms of light reveal water, airborne and fractal, tiny particles of yes, a hallowed vapor you would have missed without the rays, and your eyes, and that exact moment, … Continued

Trusting Our Nature

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Trusting Our Nature in the Waters of Yes The other day with my visiting Nephew Kurtis, from Los Angeles, rode our bikes up to the Biltmore House and strolled through one of my favorite parts of the estate, the Water … Continued