Much of the content on this website is from my out-of-print book titled Without Fear: The Poetry of this Wondrous Thing Called Life.
As I stated in the book, "I owe an enormous debt to the people both known and unknown who have contributed to my understanding of life, but like this book, the way in which I have experienced it has been of my own choosing. If in sharing my story, I have contributed something to your understanding, then I am grateful for having had the opportunity to touch your life."
This website is an extension of that sharing.

Table of Contents

Of Uncertainty

On Reasoning

Of Observation

Of Existence

Of Thought

On Reality

On Truth

Of Hope

Of Anger

On Trust

Of Life

Of Love

On Faith

Of Purpose

Of Time

Of Integrity

On Relationship

The Symphony

Fulfillment

Poem Content refreshed with TOC change

By looking outside ourselves for the answers to the most fundamental questions of our lives, expecting a relationship to fill our needs, Prozac to stabilize our emotions, drugs and alcohol to numb the pain, or religion to save us, we have missed a fundamental truth. We are in charge of our lives in choosing how to experience the joy and the pain it brings, and we hold within us the answers to all our questions, if we are only willing to listen... What each of us needs is a personal philosophy, a basic understanding of who we are and how we relate to the world around us.