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I notice everything, there is no detail that I miss.
I have a deep intuition about people, I can see what’s going on inside, and I am especially sensitive to people who are hurting.
If something engages me I will move forward with relentless energy.
My standard is ‘good enough,’ thorough, but not perfection.
I go for distance and consistency, not the sprint. I move slowly and methodically.
I am a good organizer, and can see the whole picture.
I can hold and solve difficult problems. I can think with complexity and nuance.
I know when “I do not know.’
I can live in paradox, and understand that truth is found here.
I am visual, and can create beautiful spaces.
I’m a wordsmith.
I have a desire to learn and grow.
I learn quickly, and can put those skills to use effortlessly.
I know that if I am talking, I am not learning.
I have a huge, broad, general knowledge.
People trust me, and will open up to me.
I’m good a listening, and repeating back what I heard.
I respect others, and try to remember that everyone is doing their best.
I will call bullshit when I see it.
I have little tolerance for blowhards, or the ultra competative.
My standard for improvement is personal best.
I’m a solo or partner sport person, not a team sport person.
I am radically authentic, and I wear no masks.
I will speak my truth, and I will listen to feedback, for which I will thank you, and then take what I can use.
I can catch myself when I am triggered, and (mostly) not react, but turn my attention where its needed.
I’m not afraid to look inside, in fact I see that inward journey as a great adventure.
I can feel my feelings (sometimes), and I have a desire to feel everything deeply. I will achieve this.
I want to be self-validating, and a great dad to the ’Stuarts,’ and Granite.
I am a fierce defender of people who are receiving injustice.
I’m not afraid to approach anyone, and I can do so at a level that makes the person feel safe.
I like to make people feel welcome, wanted and included. I desire to not present as ambivalent to the presence or feelings of others.
I like to bestow blessings, and honor others.
I like to teach, and mentor.
I don’t ’need’ anybody.
I wish to learn collaboration skills, and how to better show up in relationship, to achieve deeper connection.
I have no desire to fit in to a paradigm of capitalism, achievement and society’s standards for success.
I like to move opposite the flow.
I am anti-trend.
I’m a contrarian and like to play devil’s advocate.
I question and avoid authority.
I practice spirituality, and take time for myself.
I understand that everything is connected, and I want to learn to live more fully as a member of a culture, part of an ecosystem, rather than for self (survival, promotion).
I have a deep relationship with the earth, the rocks, the mountains, the desert, the water, the soil, the trees, the plants the animals and the sky.
I have some ‘mad’ skills when it comes to the outdoors and climbing.
I believe/suspect that psychedelics are an important tool, can cure most things, and I feel sad for people who are uninformed or misinformed, who think of them as drugs, rather than medicines, or people who use them in a dis-respectful way.
I believe I can heal fully, and cure my addictions, and avoidance. And, I intend to do it.
I am loved, valued and honored by people who take the time to get to know me.
I am proud of who I am, and where I come from.

A round well with little Buddhas on the walls

A reservoir with pure water, still and at peace

Dimly lit, I am welcomed and invited to stay

Inside the walls expand around me, safety

Calm, I bathe in the lukewarm waters

My tears flow, and the well begins to fill

I see clearly, stories melt away, serenity

Forgiveness and love spilling outward

I will return to cleanse in these waters

Please come inside with me

Dear friend, I am here, can you see me?

Are you a man who has done his work?

Can I trust you?

My heart is tender and can hardly bear

to be left again

Are you a solid man? Will you show me

who you are?

Or will you trick me and lie to me

then discard me?

Whoever you are I cannot change you

I will see you

I will arrive neutral and unafraid

you won’t affect me

I will stand tall, proud, grounded

offering compassion

You may not like this version of me

and you will leave

But if you can see me and lean in

we can join in friendship