I have been so busy with writing in the past year that music took a back seat in many ways. It is time to get back into creating new music as well as keeping up with the old. Many of my readers were after me…
A Heart That Dreams
Falls Trail, Buckeye Center
Beech Mountain, NC
“You will never be able to escape from your heart. So it’s better to listen to what it has to say.” ― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist The night brings dreams of loss and heartbreak. Tossing and turning, it is good to get up from the sad dreams.…
Beech Mountain and a May Rain
The morning is rainy, but it is a pleasant May rain. The smells are the earthy smells of a summer rain. The birds still sing as though the sun still shone. A kettle for tea boils on the stove. The dog sleeps on the couch.…
Thoughts on Being
Living alone on Beech Mountain is certainly a process of living in the now. One of the important practices in meditation is learning to just be present to the moment. Thoughts on being are prevalent in all religious traditions. NPR even has a great radio…
Here Comes the Sun – Hope for Light in the Shadows
Here Comes the Sun, by Alicia Randolph Rapking
Here comes the sun. Today is full of sunlight. That doesn’t necessarily mean there is warmth. Yet, we all know that the coming sun promises of coming warmth. That’s always our hope especially after a winter as tough as the one that is still passing.…