Dear Dad…

I got word that my father was admitted to the hospital and released back home, yet again. He’s been in and out of hospitals for the last 4 years from stroke, dementia, diabetes, mismanagement of medications and now a serious bout with the flu. At almost 80 years old, as … Read More

To Loving Well

My sharp edges are being rounded off, like a carpenter’s chamfer Softening, weathered by wisdom of the ages, being still, accepting Knowing there is nothing to lose anymore Other than my body, back to the earth Whom might I think to identify myself as, the words describing personality, career, my … Read More

The Duality of Human Nature and The Search for Universality – Thailand, February 4, 2019

Just below our rational façade of humanity lies a turbulent darkness that is kept in check by the good that happens in life’s everyday existence and excitement. When examining the duality of human nature, it seems to fall under two different categories, good versus evil in the struggle of light … Read More

Part 3 – How Culture’s View of Communal Cooking Fosters Rich Human Connection – “To Give Life” – Bangkok to Nakhon Pathom to Yasothon, Thailand – January 28, 2019

This post might be a little long. I’ve been away from my computer for a week and have made some heart-warming connections in the last 10 days with lovely local Thailand folks that I want to write about. I’m currently sitting on a farm located in a town called Yasothon, … Read More

Part 2 – How Culture’s View of Communal Cooking Fosters Rich Human Connection – January 22, 2019

There is so much to this topic. After I wrote part 1, I realized there was a part 2 to all this… and most likely a part 3, 4, etc. as things unfold over time and travels. Different cultures have different ways of cooking/eating together. I’m trying not to have … Read More

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