It wasn’t unlike the opening minutes of a 12 round fight; circling my antagonist with my guard up probing for any weaknesses that I could exploit to my advantage, but I quickly found there were none at my disposal. Unfortunately for me this foe is unlike any that I have encountered, my jabs will notContinue reading “Enlisting Father Time as my companion.”
Author Archives: Shun P. Writes
Author, Genealogist, Writer, Poet, Podcast Host, possessor of 2 cents, Blogger and eternal student of life, who harbors a firm belief in his Grandmother's mantra that:
"People need to get off of their rump and do something".
All while keeping in mind that a cheering section will often get in the way.
My complicated but necessary relationship with “IT”
When I was a child and words failed me, I would refer to a nebulous idea or object as “It”, which would always prompt my Mother to say, “What is an it?” She went on to tell me that an “It” is an inanimate object or something without a shape or form – she encouragedContinue reading “My complicated but necessary relationship with “IT””
An ode to my brother on his Birthday.
My journey on this planet has brought me to the realization that the people that are the most responsible for your successes are those who are literally right in front of you; languishing, in relative obscurity. Often because we don’t do our due diligence in relaying our appreciation to them. In short, we don’tContinue reading “An ode to my brother on his Birthday.”
Why is my son my Hero? A soliloquy
Syria or is it a case of the military industrial complex?
When mentioning the crisis in Syria, the term “war weary” admittedly doesn’t do many American’s feelings on the topic justice. In the grand scheme of things, you’d be hard pressed not to find a crisis brewing somewhere on the globe. Logic would dictate that the United Nations or United States and her allies forContinue reading “Syria or is it a case of the military industrial complex?”
Looking solace in the face
Standing in the middle of the stream in Gunpowder Falls & feeling a sense that the burdens of the world have been washed away. You’ve got to love Mother Nature!
Mother Nature vs. Connectivity to the World at Large – Round 1
Originally posted on Shun P.'s interactions with Mother Nature:
Call it a contrived overblown figment of my imagination, but I can say definitively that my communes with nature have had a mentally detoxifying effect on my psyche. I shudder to think of the alternative, had I not discovered the rejuvenating properties of being enveloped…
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