I’m more interested in an epitaph than a resume.

It’s daunting and perhaps unhelpful to craft my bio. My life is more a consequence than an objective.  I’m not interested in a ‘brand’ or a ‘persona’, so I’ll just give you what I’ve got.

Many years ago I heard the phrase “It’s better to be interested than interesting.” There it was, a turn of phrase which unlocked my discomfort with being ‘interesting’. At a conference in Quito Ecuador, I heard a phrase that shaped me: When asked about his ‘secret to success’ the panelist said ‘I will not negotiate with beauty.’ Truly, these two phrases, as much as any, led me to my version of epistemology, which is the ‘pursuit of ever more beautiful questions’ I decided that if I could just do this one thing, better and better, to unlock the mysteries, to get to the core of the matter, to connect through affinity, to have a fire of attention, I might, maybe, have a chance at an extraordinary life. This guiding premise has led me to the knee of some of the most incredible teachers and gained me entry to some extraordinary rooms and gatherings, way beyond my imagination.

Now, in my 60’s, I’m both more ferocious and more forgiving, and the paradox of life lives within me and comforts me. I’ve moved to Latin America, where more pedestrian chaos prevails. I now work toward a presence and a future of congruence and reverence, and people who have come to similar conclusions seek me out to guide them in this most precious of intentions: to be astounded by life, to acknowledge the miracle of existence, and to honor the reciprocity which informs the field of the great and participatory interconnectedness of the living.
That’s as good as any, and it will likely sound different tomorrow, but today, now, this is my inclination. This is my intrinsic sentiment. If you’d like to know more, drop me a line.