Every day can be the trip of a lifetime.
As I look in the side view mirror, I can see death gaining on me as I travel down this road of life. Every breath, closer to death. That goes for all of us. It's been a rough couple of weeks. I am unable to perform live music these days. I had to cancel band … Continue reading Objects in Mirror are Closer Than They Appear
I just sold my bicycle. My last bicycle. What, you only have one bicycle? Just like guitars, I've had three of more in the home at any given moment. My final bicycle was a real hum dinger. Close to the top-of-the-line, straight-bar, electric-assist, built in lights and very expensive. It gave me a few years … Continue reading The Impermanence of Bicycle Riding
Almost twenty years ago, a client gifted me a canvas painting of the Hindu goddess Saraswati. She purchased the painting in Bali decades earlier. I constructed a rudimentary frame and hung the painting in our home. I hadn't thought much about Bali, even during our year of travel. It wasn't on our list when we … Continue reading The Not So “Young Artist”
Our Balinese family's persistent invitations to experience Nyepi, their day of silence, finally came to fruition on our fourth Bali adventure. Nyepi, the Balinese lunar new year, is marked by a complete island-wide stillness. I'd heard about it, but experiencing it is something else entirely. The airport is closed down for a full twenty-four hours. Every business … Continue reading Falling Silent with Grace & Gratitude
Vieques is a tiny island off the east coast of Puerto Rico. Both are part of the US. If you've never heard of Vieques there are probably many good reasons for that. Vieques is underdeveloped and the locals seem to like it that way. There are no brand name hotels, no chain stores, no Starbucks … Continue reading Vieques – It’s Worth it.
Today I'm sharing a poem that I read in a book gifted to me by a dear friend. The book, The Poetry of Impermanence, Mindfulness and Joy, contains over one hundred poems. This one poem stuck out. I come back to it every few days. If You Knew, by Ellen Bass What if you knew … Continue reading 12. The Guinea Pig, Day 33
I know I write a lot about meditation here. It's something that I've practiced for decades and I find it a very valuable tool for living, especially in the face of death. For the past 6 years my practice has been a combination of three things: impermanence, mindfulness, and cause and effect. Impermanence is a … Continue reading 7. Self Connection & Self Reflection
Inside David’s backpack- spf30, bandana, 4 pr socks, glove liners, 2 yoga mats, ls & ss dress shirt, pillow case, sheet, deet, pepto, imodium, lite wool sweater, cap, mosquito net-(treated), hiking shoes, 2 yoga pants, 2 lightweight pants, ultralite longjohns, 3 underwear, 3 tshirts, ls dress shirt, ls tshirt, toothpaste, TP, iodine pills, supertowel, pack … Continue reading [Feb 2007] First Few days in Delhi, India
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