We live in a world of energy. Energy fills us from the sun. The wind, the full moon, exchanging words with another, nutrition, the movements of the stars, the movement of our bodies are all exchanges and experiences of some form of energy. In the world of the stars, when someone speaks about Mercury going […]
The Power of Trespassing
Experiences in life are never one dimensional. They are complex and multi-layered. They can seem simple, yet behind simplicity lies a network of understandings and misunderstandings. We were accosted on a street we frequent, buying a few supplies. Two women tried to bar us from leaving a store, appearing out of nowhere, physically grabbing […]
Bringing Dignity to the Ordinary
This morning I felt like Rick Mercer walking down the graffiti alley of rants. Rants, for me, are moments when things and thoughts have accumulated to a point where they come out of one’s mouth as a kind of hip hop litany. Between the verses, I said to Rod that I felt like I was […]
12 Days
I feel this new year, 2023, is going to be a big year of change. I have no idea yet, what it might be, but there are whispers in the air every now and again. I’ve always enjoyed celebrating holidays and festivals. As an artist, I’ve written plays and created large scale celebrations. Now, in […]
The Art of Sensitivity
I found it interesting when researching the definition of sensitivity, that many of the perspectives given were from a negative point of view; like easily hurt, weak, or offended. When I got to other definitive words further down, it was perfect: the quality of being sensitive is the capacity of a sense organism to respond […]
The Orchestrations of Life
It was interesting for me, this morning. to experience words as carriers of breath so when spoken, they sounded like intonations coming through different kinds of instruments, offering different varieties of perceptions and awareness. When the formation of breath is concentrated, there are so many ways it can be written into the form of letters […]
The Tree of Life Daily
This morning I woke up with a huge inspiration and began writing and creating. In the end, I called it The Tree of Life Daily. It just flowed and I am happy with this 5-page creative endeavour. I’ve certainly arranged a possibility for me to keep writing through this forum, but we will see if […]