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Costa Rica Calling (Part One)…

Costa Rica calling…she has always called to me. Although I have only spent time in the country on one occasion, the experience has stayed with me. It permeates my being in a way; so much so that Costa Rica inspired me to set my latest novel, Pura Vida, there. Before going there, I sensed that […]

David 5 years agoFebruary 5, 2024

Blog The Elegant Universe

The Treasure Within…

It was raining; it was cold and wet; I walked; my clothes damp—none of these things discouraged me from taking in the moment. A dreary, rainy Monday morning spurred something inside me to get out into nature as I watched people hurriedly drive to work and I wondered: why are we all rushing around so […]

David 5 years agoMay 12, 2023

Blog The Adventures of Adi and David

Here Comes the Sun…

Snow fell on Texas last week as temperatures dropped to zero shutting down large swaths of North Texas. To say that this is unusual is an understatement. I wrote a friend of mine to see how he and his family were holding up and he said, “We have been without power for about 36 hours.” […]

David 5 years agoFebruary 23, 2021

Blog The Adventures of Adi and David

A Funny Thing Happened…

I have always found it interesting how my life has led me to this current stage of life. I grew up in a small town in Iowa that was settled on the Mississippi River. Life in Iowa was consistently non-eventful; the people were hard-working, kind and not demonstrative in the least. From a very young […]

David 5 years agoFebruary 20, 2021

Blog The Adventures of Adi and David

The Joy of Kindling

As the winter nights while away and the dawn of spring approaches, I am left feeling contemplative. The world’s wonderment lays before my eyes and I fundamentally understand that both beauty and chaos can be perceived by those very eyes. I have come to understand it is I that must seek the very beauty that […]

David 5 years agoFebruary 1, 2021

Costa Rica Calling (Part One)…

The Treasure Within…

Here Comes the Sun…

A Funny Thing Happened…

The Joy of Kindling

Experience the Stillness That Changes Everything.