I have a tendency to stay inside my head, allowing the chorus of voices to tell me things aren't how they should be, questioning all the choices I make in attempts to be "better." Walking on the beach has been a remedy to keep the rumination from ruining a perfectly go...

It's been some time since I last posted. I started a new job - I'm very excited and grateful for it. But, there are days when I feel like the kids I used to tutor at 826LA - working on lots of homework and just trying to get through it. I'm dedicating this post to volu...

I had another one of those nights where I was driving aimlessly and didn't know where I wanted to go. I'd been feeling restless, and being outside of my house makes it easier to expand my mind, sight and thoughts. I ended up at this marina in Long Beach. I had never be...

I know we as humans are built to constantly move forward. But, there are times I enjoy moving backward. My propensity for moving backward gets a lot of strange looks, sometimes even a car honk or exasperated head shake. It’s because I’m one of the rare few who like to...

"The outer world is a reflection of our inner selves."

~ Bryant McGill

I know that being one's true self is hard. So many times I'm not even sure who that is. Other times I can feel something that needs to come out - words, thoughts, ideas,other  creative notions. Then...

My birthday is coming up soon. It's made me think a lot about how I spend my time and the thoughts that occupy my head. There are days when my inner critic is yelling, stomping around and taking center stage. "This how you should be" or "why aren't you this way." I try...

My restless heart is always looking to explore. Many times, these longings to see something new often take me to different parts of LA. I'm trying to visit the places suggested in the Secret Stairs book. A girlfriend and I recently visited stairs in the Silver Lake are...

[removed]The present is forever, and forever is always shifting, flowing, melting.

Photo taken: Mar. 20, 2014

What did the waves wash away

Bailing out of plans that were never made

Doesn't bother me now I'll be OK

Life lays out a path but you still don't know the way

To win this game you gotta fight

Can't shy away from every changing light

Taken: Mar. 18, 2014, Belmont Pier, Long B...

The light was leaving in the west

The voices of the day echo along the waves

Clouds keep flowing to uncover the sea

Listen close while all else fades

Memories rise when each sound grows

Waves reaching higher on the shore

The moment repeats without an end

Making the most of t...