Monthly Archives: November 2013

Silence

I’m on a train toward Dilsen-Stokkem, Belgium, making my way toward six days of preparing meals for silent meditators. I will meditate too in these days, unwinding from the grip of my own mind. Finding meditation is one of the

Silence

I’m on a train toward Dilsen-Stokkem, Belgium, making my way toward six days of preparing meals for silent meditators. I will meditate too in these days, unwinding from the grip of my own mind. Finding meditation is one of the

The man from Praha

It was to be a drunken night, that first moment I laid eyes on him. I was staying in one of Prague’s wildest hostels while hunting down my first teaching gig, an old gymnasium housing 60 bunk beds that lodged

The man from Praha

It was to be a drunken night, that first moment I laid eyes on him. I was staying in one of Prague’s wildest hostels while hunting down my first teaching gig, an old gymnasium housing 60 bunk beds that lodged

the cool kids

I always wanted to be the cool kid. Instead, somehow I was the popular kid. I was the cheer leader captain, the cross-country runner, the band geek, and the ballerina. I was on my high school’s homecoming court. I did coolly protest

the cool kids

I always wanted to be the cool kid. Instead, somehow I was the popular kid. I was the cheer leader captain, the cross-country runner, the band geek, and the ballerina. I was on my high school’s homecoming court. I did coolly protest

ENDLESS PRAIRIE

Originally posted on Jnana's Red Barn:
As a child, we could listen to the grandfathers and uncles talk about the good old days and their friends on the farms they left behind. Those conversations have been lost but remain…

ENDLESS PRAIRIE

Originally posted on Jnana's Red Barn:
As a child, we could listen to the grandfathers and uncles talk about the good old days and their friends on the farms they left behind. Those conversations have been lost but remain…

I want your love

Gosh darn I feel happy tonight. I had dinner with my mom and Aunt Lori, and then I came home and watched Eat, Pray Love with my mother, who has a terrible cold. I made her tea and fed her

I want your love

Gosh darn I feel happy tonight. I had dinner with my mom and Aunt Lori, and then I came home and watched Eat, Pray Love with my mother, who has a terrible cold. I made her tea and fed her