THIS BLOG IS FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO SHARE IN IDEAS, POETRY, MUSINGS THAT COVER A BROAD RANGE. IT IS FOR PEOPLE OF ANY AGE, GENDER/NON-GENDER, FROM ANYWHERE, ANY BACKGROUND, WHO MAY QUESTION THINGS ABOUT OUR EXISTENCE HERE, AND WHO HAVE THEIR OWN IDEAS AND EXPEREIENCES. MUCH HERE DOES NOT REFLECT MAINSTREAM CONVENTIONS AND VIEWPOINTS–WE ALL HAVE THOSE VERY AVAILABLE. THIS IS FOR PEOPLE WHO KNOW THEMSELVES AS PART OF ECOSYSTEMS, OF NATURE, AND EXPERIENCE THE SACREDNESS OF THIS–AND FOR THOSE WHO MAY WELCOME MIND-BLOWING THEORIES ABOUT OUR STORY ON EARTH. ALL IS CONNECTED IN A WEB OF LIFE ON THIS VULNERABLE PLANET–AND WHAT A GREAT BLESSING IT IS THAT WE CAN COMMUNICATE ACROSS MILES, ACROSS OCEANS, AND FIND THOSE WHO SHARE INTERESTS, CONCEERNS, AND INNER EXPERIENCES.

I AM FROM THE NORTHWEST US, AND HAVE LIVED IN BC, CANADA FOR MANY YEARS. MOST MY ADULT LIFE I’VE LIVED IN NATURE. IN MY 70’S NOW, FOR 25 YEARS I WORKED MOSTLY DOING COUNSELING, WITH SOME SOCIAL WORK. I AM A MUSICIAN/SONG WRITER AND SOMEONE WHO IS DEVOTED TO MOTHER EARTH AND HER MYSTERIES, GIFTS AND WONDERS. ANCIENT HISTORY IS A BIG INTEREST, AS WELL AS INDIGENOUS PEOPLES. I AM A SUFI TEACHER AND LEADER WITH DANCES OF UNIVERSAL PEACE. I HAVE DEEP CONCERNS ABOUT CONDITIONS IN OUR WORLD, AND WORK IN WAYS I CAN TOWARD A SANER PEACEFUL FUTURE.