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Ramblings of an Old Flower Child – Ticker

I spent most of my life searching for truth, self awareness and ultimately Nirvana by thinking, analyzing, pondering and conceptualizing. I thought that the mind contained the wellspring... 



There’s Purpose & Then There’s Purpose

At some point in our lives, we reflect on what our purpose might be. If we haven’t done that before we hit our mid-life crisis, it most certainly will be part of our process then.... 



Understanding Ritual

Ritual is one of the oldest human activities. It has often been relegated to a strictly religious category. Yet beyond Sunday services, public prayers and providing religious institutions... 



Ramblings of an Old Flower Child

What About the Feminine Principle in Christianity? When I was working on a Masters Degree in Religious Studies, I was enthralled by the various expressions of worship from around the... 



Ramblings of an Old Flower Child – Getting on Board with Change

  It’s ironic that the most consistent, ubiquitous and constant dynamic in our universe is change. Everything living is wired to unfold, grow and adapt.    Yet few people possess... 



Ramblings of an Old Flower Child: Vision for the Future

I have a penchant for spirals. I’ve always felt that the concept, the shape holds some sort of axiomatic position in understanding various physical and metaphysical dynamics of our... 



Ramblings of an Old Flower Child: Zoe is Missing

Zoe, my 5 lb. Yorkie, was diagnosed with Congestive Heart Failure in February 2007. The news rendered my heart in two. These little ones are usually gone, once diagnosed, within a few... 



Mud Girls

Cob, also known as earthen building or natural building, is a mixture of sand, clay, straw and water. It is mixed by hand (and often by foot) and is applied by hand. That makes it sculptable... 



De-cluttering

I should have known that I would be in for quite a ride when I let Judy into my bedroom. My dear friend, although she can be positively anal about her narrow definition of good taste,... 



Energy Dancers Breaking the Rules Properly

On the front lines of our materialistic, technologically permeated society, how do we find balance, regenerate and renew ourselves? The pitfalls of hopelessness, cynicism, imbalance... 



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