: About Me

Stats: Career - teacher, English
Interests - playing guitar, writing, songwriting
Personal - Married, 10 yrs, 2 kids, beautiful wife, life is good
Personal goals - to write more. This is why I am so excited about this website. I used to write for three newspapers, two magazines and an on line energy website but reality took hold, I had my daughter, and decided to focus on a career. (All that writing didn't pay much!) I want to still pursue my goals.

My passion is ...

classical guitar, drums and percussion

I know too much about ...

Ummm,., not enough?

My parents always told me ...

"Finish your veggies!"

My childhood ambition ...

To be a fireman!

My favorite memory ...

Seeing the pyramids of Egypt

Why I write ...

to gain insight into untapped personal knowledge

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

"The Golden Compass", among many others

My first job ...

I worked cleaning up dog messes at a kennel (to save up for a drumset - my other passion!)

My best moment ...

Playing a live show in front of thousands of people at a music festival in Mexico

My inspiration ...

changes daily; could be a song, a phrase, or even a beautiful sunset. I find inspiration everywhere!

Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Anger

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Anger and the Fear of Death As humans, I believe it is part of either our conscious or unconscious nature to search for "ultimate meanings". One of the most important of these meanings involves questions about life and death. There are far too many incongruent beliefs surrounding these matters. People begin to feel insecure, and even angry when faced with their own mortality. This anger basically covers the fears they feel about death. Death is seen as the ultimate barrier - but a barrier between this life and what? This underlying question is the root of many patient's fears, insecurities...

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