Another spirit in the material world

I left my job as an Oncology nurse two weeks ago because of the pain. Not the pain from the psyche brought on from standing by your patient as they fight to live...or as they fight to die with dignity. Not from the pain of shepherding the family through the emotional minefield of the stages of death / dying. I had to quit because of the excrutiating pain caused from being on my feet 13+ hrs a day (or night, as was my case). This wrecked me emotionally because I loved being a bedside nurse and he… Continue

The first week of January was uninviting and bleak in Indianapolis and inspite of the bite in the air, I decided to change my life for weal or woe. I was finally recognized by a reiki master and was invited to join the ranks of the masters. After a few weeks of preparation, I received my attunement 8 years to the date of my father's transition. We shared the same birthday and now we share this date too. Entirely unintended and entirely appreciated. Little did I know the forces I had summoned to… Continue

There are no absolutes. The Universe is teaching me that there are no absolutes in this life except for the ones we are bound and determined to make sure happen.

After my separation from my wife, I threw myself into becoming the best nurse I could become. Passing the state boards just allowed me to enter this unique sorority (fraternity?) of professionals, but entering into an Oncology / Hematology specialty requires a blend of humanity, spirituality and knowledge. Those in the field know there… Continue

With tears in my eyes, I spent the morning of my 42nd birthday watching Senator Obama acknowledge his election to the Presidency of the United States. Having grown up in a town where a Grand Dragon of the KKK once lived...having once found a small burned cross in my yard...having once broken up a fight between a good friend of mine and a racist because of the color of his skin and having felt a momentary sting of prejudice because of my nationality and appearance while living abroad, I am overwh… Continue

OK, Guys, this is my one and only political comment.

Let me see if I have this straight.....

* If you grow up in Hawaii, raised by your grandparents, you're "exotic, different."

* If you grow up in Alaska eating mooseburgers, it's a quintessential American story.

* If your name is Barack you're a radical, unpatriotic Muslim.

* Name your kids Willow, Trig and Track, you're a maverick.

* Graduate from Harvard law School and you are unstable.

* Attend 5 different small colleges before gradua… Continue