zencowboy (44)in #spiritual • 7 years agoThe folly of "Resistance""Resistance" is a fiction that we coddle ourselves with. Media, social media...the very airwaves...bristle minute…zencowboy (44)in #hopelessness • 7 years agoseeking sanctuary along the stony pathIf I were a more severe man...a man prone to cynicism...I would likely be sitting here right now, on this otherwise…zencowboy (44)in #yoga • 7 years agoLove DervishesWe have all felt love. The power of it. In one of its many manifestations or another, we have all felt that visceral…zencowboy (44)in #samurai • 8 years agoThe Invisible Front.The clinic is running at such high capacity today (like pretty much every Oncology clinic in the country...humming…zencowboy (44)in #soar • 8 years agoThe Reluctant Warriors(Long read. Not for mass consumption. Notes for book) The reluctant warrior. Of course, there have been life (and…zencowboy (44)in #warriors • 8 years agoThe Cancer RebelsPlease don't read this. I mean it. This is just a guy shouting into the abyss. It's not intended to illicit sympathy…zencowboy (44)in #oracle • 8 years agoLooking for Doc Holiday in Oracle, Arizona.There is one last thing to mention about my trip to Oracle, Arizona. You find yourself on some strange roads out…zencowboy (44)in #heart • 8 years agoit only sounds like I'm dying (written while seeking treatment at a Phoenix cancer clinic)s · Yesterday was not my best day from an attitude point of view. I kicked and scuffed around here feeling very much…zencowboy (44)in #wisdom • 8 years agoAre you really healing? Or are you just dealing?The profit-plague...and true healing. Decades ago a critical decision was made by the Medical Association in this…zencowboy (44)in #democracy • 8 years agoHark! Are those violins?Isn't it fascinating, in the one respect, that we who are alive today, here in America, a land once so fraught with…zencowboy (44)in #cancer • 8 years agoSick world, sick peopleSickness. It's in the air and in the water. It's all over our "food". Sickness is settling into our oceans and what's…zencowboy (44)in #health • 8 years agoMy tumor, Socrates.The very first thing any human said to me, as we walked across the tarmac after landing in Delhi was, "India will…zencowboy (44)in #change • 8 years agoThe High GroundThere comes a time when even the most pie-eyed supporters...the most advantaged-recipients...of capitalism and its…zencowboy (44)in #wine • 8 years agoSix ounces of sanityMedicine for the mad When I think about wine, it’s hardly ever about the pH balance of vineyard soil, or the maritime…zencowboy (44)in #ridiculous • 8 years agoLet's all rise for our National AnthemI wrote a novel some years back called "No Visitors" about a guy who may or may not be crazy, and who may or may not…zencowboy (44)in #rock • 8 years agoViva sweet love.Officiated a wedding out along the fringes of western Michigan today. It was a true celebration of love. I almost…zencowboy (44)in #time • 8 years agoI Wear My Sunglasses at NightTime is like a vapor. You rise in the morning to the steam of it. Caffeine first, and warm water cascading over the…zencowboy (44)in #zombie • 8 years agoThe Zombie Horde Looks a Whole Lot Like the Working-Class.Thirteen years ago my wife and I were sitting at an outdoor table of a rudimentary restaurant in Huaraz, Peru. We were…zencowboy (44)in #a • 8 years agoCannabis, cocktails, and croquet. Finding joie de vivre in the midwest. And saving the world one wicket at a time.Four years ago we bought a small-but-not-quite-tiny house in a quiet, settled neighborhood in the college town of…zencowboy (44)in #health • 8 years agoI beat cancer in a matter of weeks. Always trust the plants.In 2006 my wife and I spent six months in India studying advanced Ayurveda and advanced Yoga. We are the first…