THE STRANGE APPEARANCE
One night as I lay sleeping an unusual vision came to me.
Standing before me was a being dressed in a white robe.
It's hair was white and combed back.
There were no angel wings.
It's countenance was noble.
At first this being seemed as gentle as a dove , but then he turned into a mighty warrior.
He was more manly then the manliest of men.
His strength and character cannot be compared to any earthly person I have known.
He looked at me and I returned his gaze.
The whole time we were communicating through mental communication.
His compassionate eyes compelled me..
And I was overwhelmed by his glorious radiance .
Then in a split second his divine features changed into a thousand expressions of God's mercy and love.
Pure light poured from each line in his face revealing a pure benevolent soul that lay within his being.
His magestic angelic face expressed dignity, gravity and charm.
He must have been telling me that I had to go back to my earthly life.
I remember not wanting to leave his presence or the place we were in.
The next thing I knew, I was waking up in my bed at home completely baffeled at what I had just experienced.
In a few days I forgot everything that happened to me that night when I felt my spirit left my body, except for
these last few moments in front of that great and mighty being.
I have a very vague memory of being excorted through God's vast universe, going from planet to planet viewing sites that words cannot interpret and hearing words that the human tongue can't explain.

THESE THINGS I WRITE
When all has been said and done I write.
I contemplate every word in sight.
I do it with all my might.
If necessary I'll stay up all night
To get down on paper these things I write.

I'm back in the writing mood.
I'd rather do this then eat food.
I sit down and get my mind unglued.
I'm back in the writing mood.

I'd rather do this then dig for clams
So I turned on all the lights and cancelled my plans.

STAY PUT
Stay put in the situation you find yourself in
Swallow all desire to cast yourself into the endless maze of humanity
Stay put
Be as you are and watch the endless procession go by
That eternal parade of living, breathing temples
Wait in obscurity, and don't mind being obscure
Make thy foundation strong
Build thy temple sure
A temple no built by hands, but by the fragments and wisdom of the ancients and thy Maker
Don't forget: a blade of grass can split a rock
Be strong and stay fixed, and watch the endless procession pass by
Wait in the shadows, and don't mind waiting in the shadows.

GIVE ME A MOMENT
Give me a moment to be alone
Let me listen to the chambers of my heart
Let me listen to my inner thoughts
Let these thoughts be undisturbed
Let me dwell on these meditations without distraction
Not that I dispise the interaction of other people
I like that too
But just give me a moment to be alone
Let me listen to the voice within
Let me make a descision in solitude, unhindered
Don't worry, when the time comes I will step out and
Rub shoulders once more with the rest of humanity
But for now, just give me a moment to be alone

THE WALL
There is a wall infront of me
How will I get over it?
Shall I jump over it?
Shall I climb over it?
Shall I go around it or walk through it?
What should I do with this wall of hypocrisy?
I will speak to it with truth and then walk through it.

TIME GOES ON
Time..time.. and time against time- ever marching forward.
That vaccum called time is only a heartbeat away from eternity;
That endless chamber of tranquility,
That multi-faceted..multi-dimentional place of bliss-
Where perfection and harmony are as comon as adversity and drudgery are here.

Let us come up against that adversity..
Let us come up against that drudgery..
Let us go forth using the tools of virtue.
That which was meant to decay and rot let fall and wither on its own accord.
Let the truth be lifted up and let that be the controling factor.

THOUGHTS WHILE RIDING ON A FERRY
I hear the waves tossing to and fro at the side of the craft.
Moonbeams glowing on the water.
The old ferry is gently swaying and creaking with the current.
The atmosphere is heavy with conversation.
The work will soon be over on the island- I'm getting restless.
We are working at a furious rate now.

Everyday we leave our homes in the north..
Everyday we cross the water to the island of Vashon.
Day in, day out- toiling.. toiling.
My physical body is present but my mind is somewhere else.
I'm an optimist, I will try to stay positive.
There is plenty of time to find another line of trade.

A foghorn blows out in the stillness.
We're on the Seattle side.

GO FORTH
Go forth O thou muted soul and avoid the bottomless pit..
Follow the light that shines within.
That guiding light that won't grow dim through the raging storms of life.
That guiding light that won't lead you down blind alleys.
That guiding light, the inner voice of the Creator.
So go forth in life thou muted soul and avoid the bottomless pit.

THROW AWAY YOU GRAND CATHEDRALS
Throw away your grand cathedrals..
Cast aside your stain-glassed windows.
Take your religious ego and shove it.
Take your ten thousand doctrines that divide and cram it.
Orthodox or unorthodox.. let it fall by the wayside
Along with your haughty disposition which means nothing to me
And your endless interpretations which means less.
If you want me to follw you, then follow Jesus
And let your acts be greater then your wisdom.


THE END

TAKING A WALK

Usaully about every three weeks or so I take a five mile walk. On the day of the walk I get up. I don't eat any breakfast or take vitamins. I put on a pair of comfortable shoes and then head out the door. My theory of doing it this way is this; as I walk my body needs to use some kind of fuel. Since I haven't eaten anything my body needs something to give me the energy to keep going. I believe it taps into the extra fat cells that my body has already stored. Since I have been doing this I have never felt exhausted or faint. My goal has been to lose weight and it seems to be working. When I come home I let my body recover completely from this excersise. I find that about three weeks after I take the walk I feel lighter, and sometimes I have to pull my belt tighter when I put in on and use a new notch. I don't own a scale, but I did find out recently that I weight 223lbs. At one time I weighed 250lbs. I am a firm believer in losing weight slowly. I try to eat right and I'm trying to eat less now adays because I really want this weight off.

Up the street on a nice spring day.

The first stop I make is across the street at this bus stop. I usually sit there and catch my breath for a few minutes. Then continue on.

Then I continue up the street.

About three blocks away I stop at this bus stop and rest.

At the very top of the hill there is this view of the city that comes into view. After this it's all down hill.

A water tower

Being a nice spring day there were a lot of nice spring flowers at their peak.

A nice looking house on the other side of the street, well calculated to take in the views of the city of Seattle.

The next stop I usually make is at this library. I go in and sit in a chair by the window and read a few articles out of some magazines.

Here is a close up of the mural on the outside of the library.

When I leave the library I cross the street again. This is the view of the Olympic Mountains and the Puget Sound that you get on that side of the street.

Then I continue up the street

There are always interesting things to look at along the way.

Houses

A little way left to go.

Down the hill with another view of the city.

Totem pole

Then I take a left on Alaska St and start to make my way to "The Junction".

I cross the street here to the coffee shop where I sit down and have a cup of coffee.

I usually get a short latte, and then write a few lines in my journal.

Then when I'm finished, I cross the street again and walk down to the bus stop and hop on a bus that takes me home.

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