Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Boston




A few more pics.

Boston






Here are a few images from our recent Boston trip. We went up to take a second look at Boston College now that Katie has been accepted and was offered a generous financial aid package and scholarships. It is coming down to crunch time for her, as she needs to make a choice here by May 1st. Katie, her friend Juliana Carter, Betsy and I had a great time on this whirlwind trip.

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Live Now - Forget the Future.

I want to expand my horizons without any mind to the outcomes. I leave the outcome to God, as I consciously live in the present moment. I give up the illusion of the future as salvation; as a diversion from living fully today. I give up the false security of the future. I always put things off for some imaginary time when I have it all together. I now realize that that time will never come. The time is now. Get up and live. Rise up in the swelling tide of possibility. Flow with the creative spirit. Don't put off embracing life now. Enjoy what life has to offer; participate now in the Divine nature. Be the solution. Be. Abide in Christ, and don't hide your light under a bushel. You are the loving manifestation of a holy God that is love itself. You were brought forth in love. Everything else is false. Everything else is ego-based. Live in the light of Now. God wants to use you in your life where you are right now. You are a part of God. Yesterday is gone, and tomorrow will take care of itself. Seek first the kingdom of God and its righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. You need not be concerned about the outcomes anymore. You do not need to put your hopes in a future you cannot control. Let go. Die to self, to ego. It is when you truly die to self that you finally really come alive. You will see with new eyes; everything will be shining and radiant. You will see the spark of life in all things. Everything will be washed and you will be able to finally see things as they really are, free from the filters of ego, artifice, self-seeking, and ambition.

Sunday, April 20, 2008

CREATE SOUTH WAS A BLAST!


The CREATE SOUTH conference was a blast.
Here's a shot of Roger Yale and Paul Reynolds having some geeky fun!

Saturday, April 05, 2008

Market Common Corporate Nightmare

Betsy and I went down to the new Market Common yesterday afternoon. It's a new corporate nightmare in town, with shopping, dining and living all pre manufactured and artificially created down at the old airbase. We had a look around and quickly left. There is no reason whatsoever to return. I have seen enough. It's the same kind of bullshit that most cities have. Like the Grove in Hollywood, or the Santa Monica Promenade. Or the Faneuil Hall marketplace in Boston. That kind of phony corporate shopping environment that turns my stomach. Inorganic. Forced. A tourist trap. A marginal Yuppie paradise. Like a commercial biosphere of materialistic poison. I shall not return. I just saw Into The Wild last night. I have had many moments of questioning just like Chris did in that movie. He was more messed up than I am, and I used to eat acid like candy!

I guess I'm just in search of the real thing. Where is authenticity?

Friday, April 04, 2008

Dr. King - We Will Always Remember You.

Anniversary #21

Today Betsy and I celebrate our twenty first anniversary. I find it hard to believe that we are already at this milestone. That means that Betsy had been married to me almost longer than she hasn't been married to me. That's strange to think about. The really weird thing is that Katie is almost as old as Betsy was when I met her. Whoah!

We have had our ups and downs to be sure, but our love remains strong, and our dedication to each other is still solid. Thank God. I am not always an easy person to be around, although I'm good for a laugh occasionally. Slapstick is my specialty, acerbic wit not withstanding.

I have been truly blessed.