The Wrestle.

Here is one of those occasions where I sit down at my blog to write something, and I can't think of anything to write. This is a phenomenon with which I have abundant familiarity. It is something I have written plenty about - I'm not going to link or point you towards a particular reflection.

The Swim.

The swimming pool has become the arena for a unique contest. It's a contest with myself. Having a spinal cord injury has presented some unique challenges for me in everyday life, though they aren't visible from the outside. I have around $15,000 worth of electronics in the form of a spinal cord neuromodulator implanted in

Inside Murcia Cathedral — Darlene Foster’s Blog

Folks! Just checking in with a re-share from a lovely fellow author in Darlene Foster who has been a wonderful friend of mine over many years as well as being an even more wonderful children's author. Her "Amanda In..." series has delighted both my kids as they've grown up and I believe they deserve to

Finding My Meditative State.

In any meditation practice, there's a state of being one strives to achieve where it is just pure consciousness. It's a oneness with your surroundings, with the air, with the sun or the stars, where your self almost disappears. I don't think I've ever achieved this state - but I do believe I have come

A New Perspective on the Myth of Icarus: Reframing Failure as Triumph — Sapiens Verbum

“I believe that Icarus was not failing as he fell, but just coming to the end of his triumph.” ― Jack Gilbert A New Perspective on the Myth of Icarus: Reframing Failure as Triumph — Sapiens Verbum

The Artisan Heart – Now In Audiobook!

I am excited to share this wonderful piece of news with you. With thanks to Michelle Halket and the team at Central Avenue Publishing, my 2018 contemporary romance "The Artisan Heart" is now available as an audio book on the Apple Books platform. By arrangement with Apple Books, "The Artisan Heart" has received a full

The Mountain – Anxiety As An Entity.

What am I studying, practicing and training? Ryan Holiday & Stephen Hanselman, The Daily Stoic Journal. I am studying myself. My desires, my impulses, my judgements along the path towards action. These are three areas the stoic philosopher Epictetus explored in his "Discourses". Ryan Holiday & Stephen Hanselman highlight Epictetus in their companion book "The

Yet another weird ad for my novels — Dirty Sci-Fi Buddha

They must have worked out the bugs with neuralink, because mine’s all right.  If I bump my head against the wall, the jack will make a weird click, but otherwise, there’s no pain and no discomfort.  At this point, I’ve had it for six and a half months.  I barely notice unless— “NYAAARGGH!”  I clutch […]

Doing The Deep Work.

"Am I Doing Deep Work?"Ryan Holiday & Stephen Hanselman. Today when I sat down write in my Daily Stoic journal, the above question struck me as one of the most compelling I've encountered so far in this practice. It was one of those questions that prompted me to really think about how I am going

Finding Grace & Harmony – A Nursing Story.

"Can I find grace a harmony in places in places others overlook?" Ryan Holiday & Stephen Hanselman. Last night, I nursed a gentleman who'd undergone complex head and neck surgery for a cancer of the wall of his cheek and jaw bone. This kind of surgery is gruelling for the patient, requiring quite invasive and