Sculpture: "Seeking Comfort"

New Project

Here's another project I'm working on. It's called Project Random Acts of Kindness. Check out the blog at

Project Random Acts of Kindness

The Invitation

It doesn't interest me what you do for a living
I want to know what you ache for
and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart's longing.
It doesn't interest me how old you are
I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool
for love
for your dream
for the adventure of being alive.

It doesn't interest me what planets are squaring your moon...
I want to know if you have touched the center of your own sorrow
if you have been opened by life's betrayals
or have become shriveled and closed
from fear of further pain.

I want to know if you can sit with pain
mine or your own
without moving to hide it
or fade it
or fix it.

I want to know if you can be with joy
mine or your own
if you can dance with wildness
and let the ecstasy fill you to the tips of your
fingers and toes
without cautioning us to
be careful
be realistic
to remember the limitations of being human.

It doesn't interest me if the story you are telling me
is true.
I want to know if you can
disappoint another
to be true to yourself.

If you can bear the accusation of betrayal
and not betray your own soul.
If you can be faithless
and therefore trustworthy.

I want to know if you can see Beauty
even when it is not pretty
every day.
And if you can source your own life
from its presence.

I want to know if you can live with failure
yours and mine
and still stand on the edge of the lake
and shout to the silver of the full moon,
"Yes."

It doesn't interest me
to know where you live or how much money you have
I want to know if you can get up
after a night of grief and despair
weary and bruised to the bone
and do what needs to be done
to feed the children.

It doesn't interest me who you know
or how you came to be here.
I want to know if you will stand
in the center of the fire
with me
and not shrink back.


It doesn't interest me where or what or with whom
you have studied.
I want to know what sustains you
from the inside
when all else falls away.

I want to know if you can be alone
with yourself
and if you truly like the company you keep
in the empty moments.

~Oriah Mountain Dreamer

Sketchbook

I sketched this while testing out the new digital pen I got. It's a pretty sweet little gadget huh? Tilt and pressure sensitive, flip like a real pencil to erase. Not a masterpiece or anything, but just a taste of what that thing is capable of (if it's owner had a little more time on her hands... ; )

Pause, and Begin Again

Well, here's my first post in never never land. What will you find here? Good question. Personally, I'm hoping to find a few pieces of myself that seem to have fallen by the wayside over the years and show you a side of myself that others rarely get to see. Who am I? I'll let you know when I figure it out, and I expect that to be a life-long pursuit. A better insight might be gained if I tell you my interests. I'm a writer, poet, scientist, photographer, sculptor, and royal smartass (according to my friends anyway). My moods range from cynic to idealist, prepare for the worst while always hoping for the best. What will I post? A little bit of everything ranging from photos to cartoons, my poetry if I'm feeling brave, song lyrics, and random rants and thoughts about current events or literature and whatnot, and maybe even a short story or two. Don't ask me who I am, this isn't about that. It's about anonymity and testing myself with people who don't know me, aren't my friends (yet), and don't feel obligated to compliment everything I do. Come around again, and see what might become of this.