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Author: John Pratt Booker
Other Plans
Someone riding with me in my car yesterday posed a rhetorical question. I'm glad it was rhetorical, though disappointed it was asked with the conspicuous disdain so many carry for the people in their own communities with mental health problems - or in the late stages of drug and alcohol addiction, and the distinguishable toll it places … Continue reading Other Plans
Setting Intention in The Setting Sun of Solstice
Summer Solstice arrived again. I sat there stalled… knowing it really was time to clear. Time to recognize my intention and see what I had set it upon. We often think of setting intention without looking at where we left it last ... or how far from there it drifted when at long last left … Continue reading Setting Intention in The Setting Sun of Solstice
David Bruce Fitzpatrick
I’ve never felt such a hard and deepening blow as the departure and absence of David from my life. Still, I am unable to use the word ‘loss’, even in the wake of tremendous grief and heartbreak. The gift of David has been too profound … too enormous … too exquisite to use a word … Continue reading David Bruce Fitzpatrick
Saguaro Forest and laying the first stone
Big Orange Cat
Lucid Dream of Masquerade
My fears lay awake in a lucid dream, the compass for where I stand. Had I the wisdom to depart from this place I don’t belong, the grace wisdom brings ought be present in me, and I would never have found myself here. I did not have that wisdom, nor the grace it affords. My … Continue reading Lucid Dream of Masquerade
Secret Souls & Hidden Hearts
When I was a child, I believed I had two souls. I remember asking what a soul was, and being told a very 'Catholic' version of what it was and where it resides. My response was "Oh - I have two of those," walking away satisfied with the explanation. I never accepted that I did … Continue reading Secret Souls & Hidden Hearts
Johnny Macon’s ~ I Don’t Think Like That Anymore
Happy First Wedding Anniversary
Four Years Together & One Year Married My Life With You Is All I've Ever Hoped For ~ All I Could Ever Have Dreamed Happy First Year Anniversary, David ! I'll never be able to describe the romance. The 'out of the clearest blue' unexpected profound romance. I remember meeting before he left for Cuzco … Continue reading Happy First Wedding Anniversary
Desert Portal Ranch 