How to write good

1.  Avoid Alliteration.   Always

2.  Prepositions are not words to end sentences with.

3.  Avoid cliches like the plague.  They're old hat.

4.  Comparisons are as bad as cliches.

5.  Be more or less specific.

6.  Writers should never generalize.

Seven:  Be consistent!

8.  Don't be redundant; don't use more words than necessary; it's highly superfluous.

9.  Who needs rhetorical questions?

10.  Exaggeration is a billion times worse than understatement.

The Whole World is YOU

The whole world is you, yet you keep thinking there is something else.
~ Hsueh Feng ~ — at Rocky Mountain National Park.
photo by Julia

Two Ways to Live

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as if everything is.~Albert Einstein~
On the trail to Long's Peak, Rocky Mountain National Park
photo by Keith

Living Poetry

Let yourself become living poetry.~Rumi~
photo by Keith at Ankgor Wat, Cambodia

There is Magic in YOU

There is Magic in You, so LET IT OUT. — with Julia . photo by Keith

A Good Life......

A good life.....
is when you assume nothing,
do more, need less,
smile often,
dream big,
laugh a lot,
and realize how blessed you really are. — with Keith Stretchko at Ollys in Kampot, Cambodia. photo by Juliahee

33 Ways To Stay Creative

Red Piano

Cheers to my Favorite Day......................Today. — with Keith Stretchko at The Red Piano in Siem Reap, Cambodia.  photo by Julia

Larry and his Flask - Hobo's Lament acoustic at Melkweg

Larry and his Flask from Bend, OR!  At the Melkweg in Amsterdam.

You Belong Among The Wildflowers

You belong among the Wildflowers — with Juliahee Stretchko in Bend, OR.
photo by Keith S

L'amour déplace les montagnes

Magnifique......"L'amour déplace les montagnes" — in Bend, OR.
photo by Keith

Así que hoy nos reímos

Sabemos que un día vendrá, pero nunca sabemos lo que es; Así que hoy nos reímos. — with Julia Hee Stretchko in Tucson, AZ.  photo by Keith

The TimeBeing

For the time being, the entire earth and the boundless sky. 
photo by Julia at Miller Peak, Arizona

Curiosity and Restlessness

"If an urge to explore rises in us innately, perhaps its foundation lies within our genome. In fact there is a mutation that pops up frequently in such discussions: a variant of a gene called DRD4, which helps control dopamine, a chemical brain messenger important in learning and reward. Researchers have repeatedly tied the variant, known as DRD4-7R and carried by roughly 20 percent of all humans, to curiosity and restlessness. Dozens of human studies have found that 7R makes people more likely to take risks; explore new places, ideas, foods, relationships, drugs, or sexual opportunities; and generally embrace movement, change, and adventure. Studies in animals simulating 7R’s actions suggest it increases their taste for both movement and novelty. (Not incidentally, it is also closely associated with ADHD.)"

Restless Genes – David Dobbs on how we evolved to explore. — with Keith Stretchko at Arches National Park
photo by Julia

On the road

On the road, somewhere in Nevada. photo by Julia

“Not I, nor anyone else can travel that road for you.
You must travel it by yourself.
It is not far. It is within reach.
Perhaps you have been on it since you were born, and did not know. 
Perhaps it is everywhere - on water and land.” 
― Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass 

ROAR!

One of our best days Ever.  Tiger Kingdom, Chiang Mai, Thailand

There's just too many do as they're told,
Lets just live, lets just love and be Bold,
Juhee, lets not ever get old.

Sitting Zazen

ओं मणिपद्मे हूं Oṃ maṇi padme hūṃ    Julia sitting Zazen in Alpena, Michigan. photo by Keith

Don’t go off sightseeing.
The real journey is right here.
The great excursion starts
from exactly where you are.
You are the world.
You have everything you need.
You are the secret.
You are the wide opened.

Don’t look for the remedy for your troubles
outside yourself.
You are the medicine.
You are the cure for your own sorrow.

The Journey Starts Here by Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi

-Translated by Nevit O. Ergin and Will Johnson