Paddle For Peace

So, despite of all of my meditation & mindfulness practice over the last several years, the anxiety continues to build. I cannot describe it either as good or bad. I simply wish for it to remain a motivating, and not a paralyzing, factor. I am reminded by Kahlil Gibran, “Our anxiety does not come from thinking about the future, but from wanting to control it.” I am attempting to control too much....

It’s Happening…. So, despite of all of my meditation & mindfulness practice over the last several years, the anxiety continues to build. I cannot describe it either as good or bad. I simply wish for it to remai…

MoRP Rendezvous 2022. Photo taken by a badass river paddler! I haven’t posted in awhile. Change comes slowly to me I guess. Putting my thoughts on paper, let alone into cyberspace, makes me vulnerable to judgment, but in the end, who cares? There will be little flow or sense, just thoughts and passages which seem to keep appearing to me. With mindfulness & intention, nothing is coincidence....

In Nature, Adaptation is Important. The Plan is Not. MoRP Rendezvous 2022. Photo taken by a badass river paddler! I haven’t posted in awhile. Change comes slowly to me I guess. Putting my thoughts on paper, let alone into cyberspace, makes me vulnera…

Fishermen, Eyemouth, Scotland The Great Disaster, October 14, 1881 On October 14, 1881, the coast of Berwickshire endured one of the worst storms in Scotland’s history. My grandfather’s birthplace, the fishing village of Eyemouth, suffered the most, with the loss of 129 men. A fleet of 45 boats, manned by 279 fishermen, sailed out on a clear and sunny October morning....

Beautiful Star Fishermen, Eyemouth, Scotland The Great Disaster, October 14, 1881 On October 14, 1881, the coast of Berwickshire endured one of the worst storms in Scotland’s history. My grandfather’s birthplace,…