Roots
I’m almost 60 years old and I still get to share my parents.
Spring Forward
Wow, more light and Spring will be here before we know it. What a winter it has been. Unusually cold and rainy where we live, and I loved every minute of it… and so did the animals and trees. I’ve done a lot of contemplating in the last few months. Looking deeper into what…
New Year, New Views
Get away…. leave the computer, leave your chores, explore and air out.
Burn Baby Burn
Burn Baby Burn Burnout is nature’s way of telling you, you’ve been going through the motions your soul has departed; you’re a zombie, a member of the walking dead, a sleepwalker. False optimism is like administrating stimulants to an exhausted nervous system. Sam Keen, Fire in the Belly: On Being a…
Cracked, Reflections of Imperfection
Raw From the Road, August 15, 2018 Cracked, Reflections of Imperfections It’s those bare, unguarded moment that the viewer is invited into in these evocative photos. The intimacy is compelling, irresistible. Those small moments reverberate inside. Not small at all. The very substance of life. Excerpted from the foreword written by…
Beauty and Wisdom, Revisited
Raw from the Road, May 10, 2018 Beauty and Wisdom, Revisited My grandmother was a powerhouse of a woman and southern to her core. She was small in stature but, she was a giant. Every person she met on her journey was blessed and she was my biggest cheerleader…
In the Still of the Knight
Raw from the Road, April 16, 2018 In the Still of the Knight I’m kind of honored to be a dragon lady. The dragon is a very powerful, mythical animal. Yoko Ono You know the saying “she’s like a bull in a china shop?” Well, picture a bull in a…
Life Plans
Life Plans, Raw From The Road, March 7, 2018 Life Plans Gather up your telegrams Your faded pictures, best laid plans Books and postcards, 45’s Every sunset in the sky Carry with you maps and string, flashlights Friends who make you sing And stars to help you find your…
Strong Foundations
Going home after 40 years.
Roads
Raw from the Road, January 24, 2018 Roads The drive toward Life is protective, thoughtful, vulnerable, and invested in immaculate love. It is this last that marks the difference between a wise heart muddy with real life experiences in the trenches and a dry heart that functions on rote concepts…
Public Speaking
Raw From The Road, June 28, 2017 Public Speaking Run from what’s comfortable. Forget Safety. Live where you fear to live. Destroy your reputation. Be notorious. I have tried prudent planning long enough. From now on I’ll be mad. Rumi Live TV Interview with Jeanmarie Bassior on L.A. Talk…
A Day Off
Raw From The Road, May 16, 2017 A Day Off You are like this cup; you are full of ideas. You come and ask for teaching, but your cup is full; I can’t put anything in. Before I can teach you, you’ll have to empty your cup. Master Ryutan…
All Over The Place
Raw from the Road, May 9, 2017 All Over The Place We adore chaos because we love to produce order. M. C. Escher All over the place. Yep that’s me. I’m all over the place. And today, I am embracing my all over the…
The Wow Factor
Raw from the Road, April 20, 2017 (Excerpt, March 13, 2013 blog entry) The Wow Factor A person who as a physical being is always turned toward the outside, thinking that their happiness lies outside them, finally turns inward and discovers that the source is within them. Soren Kierkegaard I…
Four Dark Months in Brooklyn
Raw From The Road, March 2, 2017 Four Dark Months in Brooklyn Black and white are the colors of photography. To me they symbolize the alternatives of hope and despair to which mankind is forever subjected. Robert Frank In 2002, I gave up my very stable job at USC,…
Underdog
Raw From The Road, September 14, 2016 Underdog What each must seek in his life never was on land or sea. It is something out of his own unique potentiality for experience, something that never has been and never could have been experienced by anyone else. Joseph Campbell …
The One Thing
Raw From The Road, August 4, 2016 The One Thing The things which are most important don’t always scream the loudest. Bob Hawke Photo: Temae Beach, Moorea, French Polynesia, 2016 Sometimes I wake up in the morning and I jump right into work mode. I get a cup of…
Trust in my HeART
Raw from the Road, June 7, 2016 Trust in my HeART AFOOT and light-hearted I take to the open road! Healthy, free, the world before me! The long brown path before me, leading wherever I choose! Walt Whitman (Poem of the Road) Trev Pelzer, trusted friend, avid motorcyclist. I’ve been…
Naked and Deep
Raw From The Road, May 31, 2016 Surely all art is the result of one’s having been in danger, of having gone through an experience all the way to the end, where no one can go any further. Rainer Rilke Disclaimer: While I realize my family members may read…
I Give Up
Raw from the Road, May 10, 2016 I Give Up …Patience is not just about waiting for something… it’s about how you wait, or your attitude while waiting. Joyce Meyer I give up I quit I give up. Never again.hate this. I’m done. It sucks. You suck….
Try It On For Size
Raw From The Road – April 12, 2016 Try It On For Size The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams. Oprah Winfrey So many times I have tried to make a collaboration, a partnership work. From musical bands to projects, to start-up…
Collaboration
Raw From The Road – April 5, 2016 Collaboration …the action of working with someone to produce or create something. So many times I have tried to make a collaboration, a partnership work. From musical bands to projects, to start-up businesses, I wanted to have a partner; a…
On Mattering…
On Mattering I had a huge revelation tonight. After attending a fantastic conference with Brendon Burchard (High Performance Academy) and learning about important questions to ask myself like “do I matter?”, I wondered if I really did matter? This thought provoking notion really got to me. For the longest…
Phony Friends, Phony People
Do you have phony friends? I mean, do you have friends that when you spend time with them, they are spending time on their phones? Obviously, as always, this excludes extenuating circumstances. Do you remember the times you would get together with your bud and you would actually be looking…
Focusing, the art of humor and Amy Schumer.
Last week was a very productive week for me. I am starting a new business and monitoring some other projects, but mostly focusing on this one new biz. I have been studying the work of Brendon Burchard and it has changed my life exponentially. I watch his videos, take his online…
What’s the Attraction to Trees?
What’s the attraction to trees? They lose their leaves, They grow buds, they lose a limb, they withstand storms, they are strong and proud and there is a constancy about them. They are everywhere, watching, enduring, reaching out to the sun, being cleansed by the rain…ever growing. …
Let’s Create A Breakthrough Year!
Hey everybody! I hope your new year is off to a fantastic start! For me, this year is going to be full of vulnerability! I am learning that with change comes a lot of unknown and with that, for me anyway, comes a good amount of fear. Please indulge me…