Waking Up to Dreams

the art of being human

Epigrams…”I can resist everything but…

… temptation.” – Oscar Wilde “No one is completely unhappy at the failure of his best friend.”- Groucho Marx “If you can’t be a good example, you’ll just have to … Continue reading

March 17, 2017 · Leave a comment

“A Sleep of Prisoners”

The human heart may go the length of God.   Dark and cold we may be.   This is no winter now.   The frozen misery of centuries cracks, breaks, … Continue reading

March 5, 2017 · Leave a comment

Awakening Consciousness: the Future is Now

You’ve probably heard the saying, “You can’t get there from here…” Well, one way that awakening consciousness shows up is as an awareness of, passion for, and commitment to personal … Continue reading

October 3, 2015 · Leave a comment

Consciousness in Mind

I took a walk in the park today, enjoying yet another day of record-breaking warm and dry weather. Passing a man walking his dog, I casually commented, “It’s a glorious … Continue reading

April 2, 2015 · Leave a comment

Humankind: Not an Oxymoron

A blind man sitting on a sidewalk somewhere in Italy, is begging for alms. His hand-written cardboard sign says, “Please help.” Video time lapse shows people walking past him, very … Continue reading

March 15, 2015 · 3 Comments

The Story of Our Lives: Can We Talk?

     Each person’s life story is unique, and after 250,000 years of the human narrative we can look over our shoulder and see how all the individual stories weave together … Continue reading

August 6, 2014 · 2 Comments

Just a Walk in the Park

Applying Conscious Awareness in Everyday Moments It’s a brisk and sunny day, and I’m walking in the local park. Up ahead of me an older gentleman is sitting on a … Continue reading

July 10, 2014 · Leave a comment

Design Fiction: Intellectual Sex Appeal

“An intriguing new way to think about the future is through   design fiction,” writes Tori Bosch. “One useful definition calls design fiction ‘an approach to design that speculates about new … Continue reading

June 18, 2014 · 2 Comments

Lots More Steps

June 18, 2014 · 3 Comments

Unpacking the Creative Process: How I Write a Book Review

Whenever I write a book review, the way it unfolds it is that I meet the author where they are through their writing. What I mean by this is that … Continue reading

June 6, 2014 · 2 Comments