I just finished attending a four-day, national NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) conference at the convention center in downtown...

For as long as I can remember, music has always played a pivotal role in my life. My dad once told me the story of how, after returning...

I've been paying attention to my dreams for as long as I can remember. For many years now, I've kept a dream journal in which I record...

Over the past few years, I've gotten more and more concerned about the frequency of mass shootings in our country and the proliferation...

One phenomenon I've become increasingly aware of recently is the tendency of people to talk to themselves. I've observed it everywhere:...

Recently, I've been reading two books by Ursula Hegi which have had a profound effect on me. The first one is a best-selling novel...

While growing up, I had a number of mystical experiences, many of which had a religious origin. One of the first occurred when I was...

1986: it was the worst of times, it was the best of times. As one important chapter of my life closed, another opened up. I was...

When it comes to today's technological advances, I've always been behind the eight-ball! When most people had touch-tone phones, I was...

I find myself assaulted by a constant barrage of noise! I live in a high rise near downtown Minneapolis, and my apartment is about four...

In the summer of 1989, I took a three-week vacation trip to Germany to visit my aunt, my cousin and some of the friends I'd gotten to...

About a year ago, I began getting up early every Monday and Friday morning to go the Blaisdell YMCA to swim laps. By early, I mean...

Last weekend I had an extraordinary experience that made me realize the universe was looking out for me. It seemed like more than a mere...

Recently I visited a good friend of mine named Wally in the hospital in order to play some music for him. His room was on the fifth...

Five years ago, I was seeing an ARMHS (Adult Rehab Mental Health Services) worker named Sarah who visited me once every other week to...

I have a good songwriter friend named Brad who does concerts with his wife Terri at nursing homes and senior rehab centers. I've heard...

One of my most rewarding creative outlets is the written word. In the past three years, I've published three memoirs, thanks to the...

I feel very fortunate to have many friends in my life. This is all the more significant since I don't have much family to speak of. I...

For me, there are many things to be thankful for this past year. Not least of these is completing my tenth CD of 14 original songs -- MY...