“It is No Measure of Health to Be Well Adjusted to a Profoundly Sick Society”—Jiddu Krishnamurti Be mindful oh Mankind, of all the painful secrets that we must keep,By sharing with others we may awaken, or by our suffering silence Read more
Here is a small clip from our two hour marathon commitment ceremony in 1994. Some of the most beautiful human beings we ever knew were there to help us unite as a couple, and as a loving community. We had Read more
Bruce Oliver Scott Paullin —- The Early Years This is the part of the journey of exploration and personal writing that I don’t feel too comfortable about, which is the foundational information about my childhood. Putting to words the perceptions Read more
All that I ever wanted, since I was born, was to be able to love the world, and, in turn, be loved back from it. I wanted Peace to prevail in all of life. Some people seem to come by Read more
Much of the following written material has been presented before, in my various Facebook and blog posts. Some people may think that Facebook or this blog site are not the places to present this kind of message. Well, truth is Read more
I had been homeless since November of 1985, when my girlfriend of the time, Alcindia Ford, and I decided to split for good. My employment at the US Postal Service had finally been terminated, due to me calling in sick Read more
I’m going to rent myself a house (I’m going to occupy a prison cell)In the shade of the freeway (in my cell block down the hall from the infirmary)Gonna pack my lunch in the morning (Gonna eat three slops before Read more
In 1987, I met Marie Schmidt, a practitioner of Joel Goldsmith’s The Infinite Way, which is a movement involved with mysticism and spiritual healing.. She was a woman about 87 years old, who taught every Sunday at the old YWCA Read more
I finally undertook a crash course in insight, when, In April of 1984, I placed myself in the Care Unit for alcoholic recovery at Portland’s Lovejoy Hospital for a month. My initial intention was to maintain my job with the Read more
“The world will heal, when religions, governments, and men become willing to listen to the cries, and the anger, from women, children, and Mother Earth, and embrace the need to reduce all suffering”. I recently read a fascinating book. The Read more
At the centre of it all is the notion our feelings are adaptive: anger, sadness and pessimism aren’t divine cruelty or sheer random bad luck – they evolved to serve useful functions and help us thrive. Take anger. From Newton’s Read more
Down in front! You make a better door than a window Close the door, do you live in a barn? With all of the lights on, you must own stock in the electric company! When I get to heaven, I Read more
Mark 1:43-44 Jesus Heals a Man With Leprosy 40 A man with leprosy came to him and begged him on his knees, “If you are willing, you can make me clean.” 41 Jesus was indignant. He reached out his hand and touched Read more
In August of 2018, I rented a home in the Black Butte residential area for three nights. I found the unit online, and I chose this unit because of its proximity to the golf course, as well as its ability Read more
Introduction “I don’t blame the circumstances, I do not blame the place and time. When I had the choice between right and wrong, I could not quite make up my mind “—Peter Yarrow, from lyrics to Arkansas Mythology, Religion, Liars, Read more
We must grieve the loss of our innocence from our childhood. We are all born with the potential for a more expansive love of self and other. Emotional/psychic wounding in our childhood, intentional or derived from ignorance, become the tricksters Read more