Monthly Archives: April 2010

April 14th: Nirvana on I-15

April 15, 2010 in Missions by michael
I watched a PBS program about The Buddha and found it fascinating.  I missed the show when it was on television but I was able to see it online at PBS.ORG.  I vaguely remember reading Sidhartha (sp?) in High School, but this gave me an historical overview about the Buddha that was very enlightening – [...]

April 13th: 24 Seconds

April 14, 2010 in Missions by michael
I think it’s a really good thing we celebrate birthdays every year.  I also think it’s a really good thing we only celebrate them once a year.   The entire world encourages us to pamper ourselves the whole day through.  Selfishness is encouraged.  Sales clerks, waitresses and relatives pretty much say the same thing: “It’s [...]

April 12th: Oh no

April 12, 2010 in Missions by michael
Renee was shot and killed by a sniper tonight on “24″  Whatever happiness I found, discovered, created or was surprised by won’t be chronicled here. Not tonight.  Not after this.  Oh, no.   It’s going to take all my M2B:) strength to carry on and meet tomorrow with a smile.  I’m going to have to give [...]

April 11th: Home

April 12, 2010 in Missions by michael
Takes all day to get from Canada to Heber.  Along the way (via the SeaTac airport) I met some wonderful folks and had some interesting conversations but the happiest moment of the day, without question,  was falling into my own bed.  Nothin’ like it:  Home!  Grateful I have one and that I’m so welcome when [...]

April 10th: The show

April 11, 2010 in Missions by michael
Tonight’s show in Edmonton was a great experience for me because it was one of the most unselfish moments I’ve ever known on stage.  It’s a bit of a paradox that the most rewarding, or selfish thing one can do is to be unselfish because it fills you up as nothing else can. I used to [...]

April 9th: Crossing the border

April 10, 2010 in Missions by michael
The last time I came to Edmonton, Alberta Canada there were “issues” at the border.  I had come up to sing some songs and tell some stories at the Generations Bookstore, owned and operated by my friend Cindy Suelzle.  As I recall, the main problem was that I didn’t have some kind of a work [...]

April 8th: Outstanding in my field

April 8, 2010 in Missions by michael
Sun was shining. Most of the snow had melted.  It was warmer than it’s been for weeks and I was plugged into my iPod and randomly heard James Taylor start singing SOME DAYS YA’ GOTTA DANCE and I cranked the volume up to deafening and did a jig in my alfalfa field.  Our dog Gracie [...]

April 7th: The cuddle

April 8, 2010 in Missions by michael
I got so swamped today that I fell asleep before I had a chance to chronicle my M2B:) moment.   It must have been destined to work out this way because my “moment” wasn’t during the day.  It was at night. While Meggan and Sadie are visiting friends in Chicago, Bucky is spending a few days with [...]

April 6th: Something Old Something New

April 6, 2010 in Missions by michael
One of the hardest parts of the writing process for me has always been the research.  I like makin’ stuff up but whatever “stuff” I make up has to come from somewhere and though drawing upon my own experience is critical, research can really enrich the work and keep it real.  I think sometimes I’ve [...]

April 5th: The clean up

April 6, 2010 in Missions by michael
Today I was cleaning up the rest of the stuff I was too tired to clean up last night after the big Easter Gathering.   I’m a guy so I’m not exactly genetically wired to love the clean up, but today I did.   This surprised me.  Whether I was putting toys away or cleaning the floors [...]