one mind

Mickey Hart is one of my heroes. My long-standing love affair and experience with the Grateful Dead that began in 1980, and the fact that we share a common name certainly have something to do with it, but I am in awe of Mickey for the body of work he has put forth and paid forward outside of the Grateful Dead.

Soul searching in a state that encourages it is better than the alternative. I realized this yesterday thanks to Bill Maher. Check out last week's episode of "Real Time with Bill Maher" on HBO and go to the part well into the show where he does a diatribe on California and why at least our state is getting it right�

Two poems, "One Take on Race Consciousness" and "Sucking It Up" by Eric Hart Samuelson, on day two of the federal government shutdown. Maybe it's time for some inner reflection in order to mitigate the illusion of duality being projected by our politicians stuck in the mire of a power struggle.

I forage at random for found material to use in my work � yesterday morning I went out for a walk with our two boy dogs, found more material than I could easily carry, and along came a dead head brother who reached out his hand to help carry half the load I was trying to haul...

The one mind blog appears out of nowhere. Wow, finally doing this (been on my list and mind for years now)� the one mind blog is where I, as artist, poet, designer, minister (Centers for Spiritual Living), and spiritual being having a human experience, will share mostly about the creative process and creative expression, as it is something that consumes me, one way or another, much of the time...