Dragonflies: Archive

Mar 16th

Here and There: Part One

“I believe in everything until it’s disproved. So I believe in fairies, the myths, dragons. It all exists, even if it’s in your mind. Who’s to say that dreams and nightmares aren’t as real as the here and now?” -John Lennon I often find light in a world that exists beyond the weighing darkness of night. One night in particular, shadows’ fingertips rested gently on my eyelids. My body, as I...

Jan 6th

May 5th

Mastatal, Moms, and Mindset

I always find it astounding how quickly my perspective can alter due to changing circumstances, new opportunities, and simple conversation. This past March, I spent my time in Mastatal (no surprise there), but things were a bit different this time around… My role took me outside of the gates of Rancho Mastatal for the majority of my time. Through the Marion Institute and Mastate...

Apr 24th

“Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you...”

– Conan O’Brien

Jan 23rd

When Bubbles Burst (Lessons from Haiti)

For months now, I have been struggling to find a balance between multiple worlds… the unemployed, the artist, the friend, the brother, the heartbroken, the dreamer, the uninsured hospital patient, the aspiring student, the optimist… And events like these remind me how small the real world is and just how separated we really are from our neighbors. My life is too often a selfish one,...

Jan 14th

Jan 8th

Painting Mountains

The mountains are driving me crazy, and they’re not done being created. They never are… mountains constantly reinvent themselves, moving skyward, retreating into their own, slowly crumbling to the ground, resting… Maybe this is why they are so difficult to paint. Or maybe, it is because they are so similar to our kind. The artist formerly known as Nathan told me today...

Dec 17th

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Nov 11th

Pacific Rainbows

It’s the two people that see dolphins swimming together on a foggy day between monoliths stranded in the wading waters. They see rainbows forming perfect doorways to sandy beaches between rock wall ladders. Peering eyes detect nothing but previously conceived ideas and unwanted possibility, even in its purest form. Redwood branches hang the soul and lift the mind to salvatory grace with...

Nov 11th

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Nov 10th

Another Silent Spring

The last time we would ever have the pleasure of sitting in the company of Alcides would be at his family’s house this past Spring as they celebrated a birthday. His family was eager to have us into their already cramped house, slices of cake ready to be served to anyone who visited. He was more clean-cut than usual and smiling, happy to be surrounded by his family. Tim did most of the...

Nov 10th

Oct 30th

Becoming a Dragonfly

A dragonfly found me, and I transformed into him. My world was changed. I could see everything in a different way, appreciating everything down to a cellular level. My flight took me through rainforests, resting on bending grasses, and finding nourishment in droplets of water set deep within the fabric of carpeted yellow hubs connecting flower petals. I lost track of what it means to be...

Oct 30th

Watch

Song: Dragonflies (live) Venue: Zeiterion Theatre (New Bedford, MA) Event: Bioneers by the Bay 2009 Performed by: The Waddlin’ Fools Written by: Sparky

Oct 30th

Dragonflies

The dragonflies gather in a far off land where they build humble castles out of clay, straw and sand No need to move a mountain just build around it Every day is sunny even when it’s cloudy - Life is good Life is great Life is grand - Up to today from when we raised our first bent yeah, this whole damn thing should be a televised event for the whole world to see on primetime...

Oct 30th