solitude is the furnace of transformation. Without solitude we remain victims of our society and continue to be entangled in the illusions of the false self.

She came to me in a dream this morning. It was a pleasant summer day much as it is today. We were living in I suppose a small house on… Read more ⇢

When you find yourself a widower one of the things that you realize eventually is that if you are going to proceed in life in functional manner your going to… Read more ⇢

Being born plays tricks on us. We come into the world already attached to an Identity, family, culture, religion, town and country.  I have often wondered of the impact it… Read more ⇢

I believe it is safe to say my daughters would agree that while raising them I always taught them to look for the good in people and to have Faith… Read more ⇢

I was recently ask to be a Groomsman  at a freinds wedding. It threatend to be a cool windy day in a park preserve located in the Mississippi River bottom,… Read more ⇢

Si vis pacem, para bellum – Vegetius If you want peace prepare for war. How many times has this been uttered and not heeded, how many people and nations have… Read more ⇢

Liberty is the virtuous application of informed judgment of each and every circumstance we come to face in our day-to-day life. Whether it be civil, spiritual, or business. Above all… Read more ⇢

originally written 2010 Building upon a lifetime of observations and learning I have come to believe that a significant collapse of the economy and the social stability that this economic… Read more ⇢