East of Eden

Just finished this 600 page masterpiece. It saddens me that classics like this don't reach the hands and minds of us all.

An airport is like the world

I spent about eight hours over the course of two days in two airports. This allowed me time for literature, thought, and peace. A thought jumped into my head that I had to write down. The thought turned into a sort of poem although its original intent was not so.

An airport is like the world.

You have your bustling cities and your quiet rural countrysides

You have art and you have business

You have constant arrivals and constant departures

A passenger's time in its chaotic sphere varies

The world is like an airport.

Red Eye

I was going nuts on my way home from Colombia and had to do something to pass the time. I couldn't read because I was too tired and I couldn't sleep because I am me. This is one of three poems that I wrote on my trip. The setting is that airplane during a nightime "red eye" flight. Nothing special but thought I would share.

Red Eye

Shadowy darkness interrupted by sparse, random halos of light

Mouth ajar, chin up, eyelids drawn

Unconsciously searching a world beyond the clouds

Red light, green light, internal movements relieved in turn

Up, down, up, down the rhythmic tonations pulls one more chin up and one more mouth ajar

Unspoken "Bless you's" follow each forceful, ruidous experience

Monotony and fatigue claim desire's love of books and sound of mind

Colombian Pictures

List of books I'v read in last year and a half

In Colombia I got to thinking about all the books I read since I made a conscious effort to start educating myself which coincides when I finished my MBA. Here is the list I put together. Let me know if you are interested in reading any of these and I would be happy to let you know if I think you would like it. Counting the books I have read twice I have got through 38 books in roughly 548 days or 78 weeks.

The Coming Aristocracy
Moby Dick
Walden
The Walking Drum
5000 Year Leap (2)
Screwtape Letters
The Great Divorce
The Healing Power of Stories
The Making of America
Alas Babylon
Les Miserables
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde
Christams Carol (2)
Wizard of Oz (2)
The Message
Chronicles of a Death Foretold
Pedro Paramo
Indian in the Cupboard
One Minute Manager
Mastery of Self Leadership
The World is Flat
1984
The Wizard's Nephew
The Lion, Witch, and Wardrobe
Democracy in America
A Thomas Jefferson Education: Teaching a Generation of Leaders
A Thomas Jefferson Education Home Companion
Leadership Education: The Phases of Learning
Standing for Something
Beowulf
The 42nd Parralell
Book of Mormon
Letters to a Poet
Rosaura a las Diez

I have posted my most recent church talk that was given on January 24th, 2010. The topic is on how we can receive more consistent inspiration in our lives to give us more peace and happiness.
God Gives Guidance From Those Who Can Find It From No One Else