I just learned that I have a parasite by the name of Chris Vuick (rhymes with Yuck?) who has wrapped himself around my messages to you on...

In the Lakota culture there is a leather item, called a parfleche. It is a boxlike container. As I understand it, traditionally women...

As I sat with a couple whose young, beautiful, vibrant, innocent daughter’s young life had ended suddenly and tragically, I was reminded...

I returned recently from a trip to Switzerland. I was privileged to spend some very special time with a local family for the better part...

Ever notice that the word “imperfect” can be sounded out as “I-m-perfect?” It all depends on where I place the emphasis as I say the...

Once again, I was fortunate enough to be sitting in the ceremonial area of Bear Butte, one of the seven sacred sites of the Lakota. A...

I’ve learned over and over again, often through pain, to be wary of anything and anyone that claims to be everything. That includes me,...

The other day, a young lady I was speaking with shared what she described as the numbing, humbling and painful awareness of her loss of a...

I was driving in silence (in the sense of any outside stimuli) and found myself thoughtlessly reaching to turn on the radio to my...

I use the word Divine for this note that I am writing here. Some would call what I am talking about “God,” the “Great Unknown,” the...

I was having a life and death discussion (truly) with a friend about the ultimate meaning and purpose of life when we crested a hill and...

Someone spoke to me recently about their perception of my “obsession” with the Indigenous peoples of my world, and asked what I thought...

I was reminded quite painfully recently that the size of my wishes often exceeds the size of my wallet. I was wondering the other day...

Driving to the airport after a precious day with a precious couple that I got to work with, I heard the news. Another six innocents had...

The restaurant sign said “Open Sunday through Saturday from 11:00 AM to 9:00 PM”. Is that different than “Open Daily from 11:00 AM to...

A friend recently said that there was a period of time a couple of years ago that he felt as if I had stopped listening to him. He...

I saw a rainbow. I decided to put my binoculars on it. As I focused, it disappeared. When I looked back out after ditching the...

I was in the bathroom this morning, doing my obligatory daily duty when someone called out, “Are you done yet?” I silently,...

This holiday season was amazingly beautiful. Family came together in the most delicious ways. I was also reminded that with each...

At the conclusion of a recent workshop, one of the participants said, “Well, now it’s back to the real world.” I had heard that comment...