Truth: In 100 Words or Less

Do not search for the Truth;
only cease to cherish opinions.

Chien-chih Seng-ts' an

i sing of Olaf glad and big

 i sing of Olaf glad and big (link)

E. E. Cummings - 1894-1962

e. e.cummings

i sing of Olaf glad and big
whose warmest heart recoiled at war:
a conscientious object-or

Who is 'Not Us'?:

Compassion hurts.

When you feel connected to everything,

you also feel responsible for everything.

And you cannot turn away. 

Finding Yourself: In Books

It's much easier to not know things sometimes. Things change, and friends leave. And life doesn't stop for anybody. I wanted to laugh. Or maybe get mad. Or maybe shrug at how strange everybody was, especially me. 

Happiness: In 100 Words or Less

If you want to be happy,
Be. - Henry David Thoreau

Life at the Trinity Rescue Mission

In 1984, I went through a drug and alcohol program run by Trinity Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Florida. It was free and lasted 90 days. Afterward, I stayed at their rescue mission in its old location at 901 Bay Street.

Trinity Rescue Mission 901 Bay Street Jacksonville, Florida

Albert Camus: Making Absurdity Meaningful

According to the Greek myth, Sisyphus is condemned to roll a rock up to the top of a mountain, only to have the rock roll back down to the bottom every time he reaches the top. The gods were wise, (Albert) Camus suggests, in perceiving that an eternity of futile labor is a hideous punishment.  

Spark notes: The Myth of Sisyphus

The Zen of Walt Whitman

Considered one of America's most influential poets, Walt Whitman aimed to transcend traditional epics and eschew normal aesthetic form to mirror the potential freedoms to be found in America.

Read more: Biography

Worry: In 100 Words or Less

When I really worry about something,

I don't just fool around.

I even have to go to the bathroom

when I worry about something. 

Only, I don't go. I'm too worried to go. 

I don't want to interrupt my worrying to go. 
The Catcher in the Rye. Holden Caulfield

Everything Passes: Nothing is for Keeps

On December 23, 2010, I found myself outside, in the cold, holding a candle in front of a picture of my life.

Florida Today photo
Compassionate Friends 2010

Embrace Your Inner Psycopath

Inside of us is an inner psychopath waiting for the right moment to explode. All of us can remember such moments.