Since my SCI I think about my body, my weight and my wellness, a lot. Before that time I didn’t give my much thought to my body. Well, there was that one time in high school when I was about 15 years old and the conversations with girls my age began to center around how much we did or didn’t weight. Ah, that deadly comparison monster rears its head and I so wanted to fit in. So some of the girls bragged about throwing up to lose weight. I tried to, but couldn’t make myself throw up which effectively ended my thinking about how much I weighted, until everything changed in 1975. Read More

I eat the same meal several times a week. It’s a delightful and savory meal of brown rice, tofu and vegetables. I feel very satiated from this plain meal and tonight I wonder why? My gut feeling on this is “need.” Yep, pretty sure that’s it, a simple need, a need to feel energized and gorgeous. This “need” I have is in alignment with why I don’t drink alcohol, like, hardly ever; I just don’t feel energized or gorgeous the morning after. A younger me could recover in a timely fashion from tipping back a few, but not now. The day after even one drink it’s POW!, getting outa bed I dread and my eyelids are over stuffed bags. Read More

What follows is my interview with Jon Arnow:

Fast forward to 2010 when Jon completed the165 mile Tahoe Rim Trail (TRT) with the aid of Side Stix forearm crutches. He said his TRT adventure formed a sense of accomplishment that casts a wide and brilliant light shadowing all previous accomplishments. Really Jon? Read More

"It is possible that the next Buddha will not take the form of an individual. The next Buddha may take the form of a community, a community practicing understanding and loving kindness, a community practicing mindful living. This may be the most important thing we can do for the survival of the earth." Thich Nhat Hanh

In Shamanic teachings it's said that we are all a part of the web of life, every being, all of nature, everything. Read More