Arriving just a couple weeks before Christmas 1975, my first breath in this world was on Ventura Canyon Rd, Panorama City. Southern California welcomed me with open arms on a mild 60 degree winter day. Twenty miles in from Santa Monica and just a short drive south to Disneyland, I landed in the sunny SanContinue reading “L.A. Native-ish”
Category Archives: Family
Welcome Wall
between two worlds I standfrozen, suspendeda refugee from my homelandthe childhood dreams have endedis there no place for me?no country, no homewhere I can just be?will we ever be free?guns and tyranny pushed us outwar violencei asked what it was aboutthey just forced our silenceunder a full moon we ranfear carried us awaywe didn’t haveContinue reading “Welcome Wall”
Masterpieces of imperfection
Beauty and value are in the eye of the beholder. This is obviously subjective, but when the beholder is also the creator, they have the exclusive right to determine what the true value of something is. You and I, being intricately knit together by our creator, carry an inherent worth that is far beyond whatContinue reading “Masterpieces of imperfection”
Liberation Day
An article I read this morning referred to the crushing losses seen in global markets as a “blood bath”. Fear is gripping the hearts and pockets of millions across our nation, and perhaps billions around the globe. The economy is being flipped on it’s head and kicked in the mouth. Uncertainty is an understatement, butContinue reading “Liberation Day”
Asking big questions
There are sacred moments in life that demand our attention. I don’t want to be too busy, too preoccupied to notice the weight and witness the miracle of the moments. It might be the mysterious union of souls in a wedding of loved ones or the wonder and magic of watching the birth of yourContinue reading “Asking big questions”