My posts have been few and far between lately, and this one will just be a brief update as I have myself spread pretty thin these days. That’s a good thing, though, as it’s an indicator of a lot of progress on multiple fronts – business, music, social.
The house in Parks is sold and I’m [...]
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Update
Posted in Life, journal, the journey on Tuesday, February 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Moonlight on High Country Snows and Rain in the Desert
Posted in Arizona, Friends, Northern Arizona, country life, journal, nature, the journey on Sunday, January 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As I drove across Garland Prairie last week, the light of a full moon illumined the snow and the pines, casting deep shadows across the frozen ground. It was a beautiful and a bittersweet sight. The song of a great horned owl greeted me as I got out of my car and crunched through the [...]
Busy, Busy
Posted in General, Life, the journey on Sunday, November 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
In the last 24 hours, I’ve signed up my first student at Gilbert music, delivered promo flyers door to door in one neighborhood, handed out business cards everywhere I’ve gone, and labeled a batch of 55 CDs that I sold with all of the new contact information. I also made the drive back up [...]
Synchronicity Strikes Again
Posted in guitar, intuition, music, synchronicity, the journey on Friday, November 9, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I get this funny feeling that I’m supposed to be teaching guitar in the East Valley…
Today, I went back to pick up my business cards and part of the text had been clipped off, making a reprint necessary. Okay. It meant an extra trip and I had several other stops planned for after [...]
A Year and a Day
Posted in General, Life, the journey on Wednesday, November 7, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Yesterday was this blog’s first birthday. I was at a job fair and running all over Phoenix for most of the day. So, I didn’t get this post together before the GMT coach turned into a pumpkin.
A lot has happened in a year. Last year at this time I’d just gotten laid off from [...]
What a Difference a Year Makes
Posted in baile, dance, fantasy novels, flamenco, guitar, novel writing, the journey, weight loss, writing on Tuesday, September 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
My more usual optimism has returned this evening, leaving the melancholy of midday to fade away into memory. As I drove to Flagstaff to have dinner with my friend Margie, I realized how reclusive I have become the last few months – two trips to Flag in a week feels positively extraverted. Between the novel [...]
Thank You for Reading
Posted in blog, blogging, internet, the journey, writing on Tuesday, September 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Those of you who’ve read other posts here probably already know that I take a certain geeky pleasure in my blog stats. I get a kick out of seeing what new country shows up on my Sitemeter map and it’s a big deal to me when I hit a personal record of some kind.
A few [...]
Nexus Point
Posted in Arizona, Northern Arizona, country life, imagination, outdoors, the journey on Tuesday, September 18, 2007 | 2 Comments »
The leaves are just starting to turn and it’s an absolutely gorgeous day in the Arizona high country. A cold front come through last night and the air today is cool and crisp. I can hear the light wind out of the southwest skirling around the corner of my office as I write this post. [...]
Nakedness
Posted in consciousness, emergency services, firefighting, the journey, transformation on Monday, September 10, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Preamble
Issues of personal privacy, openness, and freedom were what were on my mind when I woke up this morning. These on the microscale, mind you, not the grand scale of constitutional rights and such. Just little old me wondering at how much to say or to not say, trying to figure out if I’ve said [...]
My Mission in Life
Posted in consciousness, firefighting, intuition, journal, symbolism, synchronicity, the journey, transformation, women on Sunday, September 9, 2007 | 2 Comments »
One thing about writing about personal things in a public forum – sooner or later you will have to retract something you’ve said, apologize, or otherwise eat crow…
I need to correct something I said in my last post. I did believe it was true at the time, and the realization was quite freeing, but it [...]
A Warrior Path
Posted in Adventure, emergency services, firefighting, inspiration, the journey, transformation, women on Sunday, September 9, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Something clicked in my brain this morning. I was finally able to admit what it is that I miss the most about firefighting. The danger. Or, perhaps, more specifically, the opportunity that danger affords to test myself, my wits, and my preparation. In other words, danger has allowed me to build a warrior’s spirit.
This may [...]
A Time To Build Up, A Time To Break Down…
Posted in Friends, Life, the journey on Friday, September 7, 2007 | 2 Comments »
There are a lot of things on the upside of this latest development. For one thing, the last time I lived in Phoenix, I moved down there just ahead of the summer season and left at the end of a long, hot summer. Not very good timing. This time, I’m at least in better tune [...]
Jump. Fall. Fly. Again.
Posted in Adventure, Arizona, Life, Northern Arizona, emergency services, firefighting, journal, scary, the journey, transformation on Thursday, September 6, 2007 | 1 Comment »
The metaphor of skydiving that I used in my original “Jump. Fall. Fly.” post of a few months ago has taken on new meaning. I’ve been hanging onto the edge of the jump door resisting this one for a while now, but the time has come to let go and take the dive. This bird [...]
Don’t Just DO Something, Sit There!
Posted in exercise, fibroids, fitness, health, hysterectomy, medical, the journey, uterine fibroids, women's health on Saturday, September 1, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Warning: Rant
For all my philosophical outlook yesterday, I’m not so emotionally detached today. I’m angry and I’m bummed out. Not only did I have the old nerve pain down my leg while I was out watching the Aurigid Meteor Shower last night, I still had it when I woke up this morning. I’m struggling with [...]
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