Old Writings: From a notebook, Purpose

I found this in a notebook I wrote in when I was 16 or 17  It doesn’t matter what you do or accomplish in life. It does not matter who you are or even if anyone knows you. If you are spiritually happy, if you learn from your experiences and use your knowledge to ensure …

Old Writings: From a notebook, Respect

Yes this simple little tidbit is another page out of my little notebook from when I was 16-17. Every human deserves respect. The poorest, sikest, ugliest and dirtiest people deserve respect. No person, no matter what their ailment be, has at least one respectable part of their being and that, in itself, demands and deserves …

Old Writings: From a notebook, Right

I found this a notebook I wrote in when I was about 16 or 17 I was in my favorite coffeehouse talking to a nice couple the girl started complaining about whenever she is with her boyfriend that she is always wrong and he is always right. He said that she isn’t always wrong. She …

Old Writings: From a notebook, Happiness

I found this in a little notebook I wrote in when I was about 16 or 17. The city has many roads leading to it. Like the city, Happiness has many ways of attainment. One way is acceptance. By accepting all, we find ourselves very comfortable with the world as a result we find ourselves …

Getting organized, the to do list and idea notebook.

Ever wonder why they call it spring cleaning or why it always happens in the spring? Is there something about the holidays, the end of the year wrap ups, where we start thinking about last year’s accomplishments and think to ourselves we can do more? Do we on some level feel that if we were …

Old Writings: Other Things

This is a list I wrote when I was about twelve. Pretty funny with a few profound items. I have left it as is for integrity’s sake. Enjoy, Other Things:Try to be more patient every day.Don’t act how you think people want you to act. Act like yourself and you will be liked for being …

Essay: Campaign Advertising is Destroying America

I wrote this for English class and even took it a step further and created an online petition that you can sign. It is intended for residents of the State of Arizona. Feel free to copy the petition for your own state/local and make changes to improve the representation. Give credit though! The essay itself …

Old Writings: The Waterfall

I found this among some old papers. I wrote this when I was fifteen at Walt Disney World. Still it is a good thought. I was standing near a pool at the marriot hotel in orlando. I was watching kids jump from the ledge through the mini-waterfalls around the pool. I associated that with challenges. …

Old Writings: Existence and the Existence of God

Yep, big topic for a fourteen year old, at least when I was. It is amazing how resolute I was about certain concepts and how things always seemed to work out. I don’t think I finished writing this one. Maybe someday I’ll go back and expand on it. Enjoy,   Existence and the Existence of …

Old Writings, Adventures at the Canal: The Bag

This is the story that got me to write more about the canal. Sadly, I did not write enough about the canal. Today it is covered over by a park and unseen and probably unknown about by many. The bulk of adventures at the canal happened from when I was 12 to about 16 years …