39.5 an update

I introduced the concept of Lent to my nephews over supper.  I hadn’t signed off on either wheat or meditation although I had abstained from the former and practiced the latter that morning just to cover my bases.  The boys were eagerly engaged in the debate with Number 1 proposing Read more

By justk, ago

monday manifesto: change

manifesto; noun, mission statement, proclamation, declaration, announcement Every since the Whitney Houston news and the onslaught of opinions, I’ve been re-examining my own struggles with change.  Most people I know want to change something in their lives, whether it’s physical or material.  We are saturated with books, DVDs, programs, pills and Read more

By justk, ago

present moment

Tonight was my seven-year old nephew’s last soccer game for the season.  I won’t keep you in suspense; they lost.  Badly.  6-0.  The other team were veterans of the league, they had played together last year, they had ‘plays’.  But before I digress into a rant about details that are Read more

By justk, ago