I’ve been itching to write this entry this week. I didn’t journal for the past two weeks due to preparations, travel and participation in a meditation retreat focused on Soulmaking Dharma. There’s a bit of a pull to just report on the retreat. Short answer for now: it was big…

This is one of a handful of new projects I’ve decided to take on for the new year. A weekly, online journal. I want it to be expressionistic, authentic and done without making things too precious. I have a google drive of partially completed essays, and I want to do…

One of my heroes is Daryl Davis. Daryl is a black R&B musician that has spent much of his life befriending members of the Ku Klux Klan, and with time, convincing them to leave. He has a room full of robes as a tribute to his many successes. …

I am pretty serious about meditation. I’ve been meditating since 2006 but I really started taking on a dedicated practice in the Summer of 2019. It’s changed my life and saved me from a lifelong, previously intractable depression. I spend about an hour a day meditating, and meet every two…

The great victory of the modern era is individualism. We’ve literally fought wars and lost millions of lives to secure the prize of self-determination. …

Over the next few days I’m going to share a few reasons why you might want to try Circling. …

I was recently introduced to Samo Burja’s concept of the live player. I was asked by Peter Limberg to do a series of illustrations for an essay he wrote on the topic, and the concept immediately resonated with me. You see, I have been going through a transitional phase in…

My daughter recently had a school assignment to watch a movie that made some reference to World War II. After making a big list of movies that ranged from heavy (Grave of the Fireflies), to epic (Dunkirk), to escapist (Where Eagles Dare) we somehow, miraculously ended up with Jojo Rabbit. …

“The Universe is indifferent” is a common refrain. Common enough, that it’s almost taken as an article of faith, and normally met with sober nods of assent. There is an air of scientific objectivity to it and also a bit of poetry and stoic bravado. …