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Eternity? Right Here.

What is this melancholy we feel? 
A shining connection I want to steal. 
No more dwelling and doubting the way that I eat! 
No more scattered or tattered 2-second tweets! 

Let's ask "How are you?" and wait. 
Let's walk together, with a slow gait. 
No more "Where did you go?", 
"What and who do you know?"!

Let's sit with others,
And act like brothers,
and sisters and cousins
with different mothers. 

Look in the eyes, 
welcomed with open arms. 
Let's feel the warmth
and forget the charms. 

Build a wall between what is expected and how we are. 
I long for moments when spirits outshine stars. 
I wait for you here beyond evil and good. 
I wait for you here where you'll be understood. 

We'll sing praises together in joyous voice, 
where we focus on being, not arbitrary choice. 
Choice doesn't matter, not at all. 
I want to exist in the colored leaves of fall, 
which expose themselves near death, 
when we take our cleanest, deepest breaths. 

Be with me here, away from the heat. 
I have a place for you. Come! Take a seat.
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I am an internationally and domestically (Canada) experienced educator and writer who impacts people’s lives by helping them bridge social barriers through language and concept education, and professional teaching and learning opportunities. But more than this, I want us to be encouraged to inhabit fully the Kingdom of God. My educational background includes formal training in Philosophy and Metacognition, Linguistics, Religious Studies, History, teaching certification, and ESL practice. But it also includes many years of travels/residence throughout North America, East and Southeast Asia, the Middle East and North Africa, and Northern Europe. Within this has been the study of other languages with various proficiency, and and intimate awareness of Zen meditation studied in South Korea. Importantly, I am a husband and a father, and in those roles and others, I have a wide reach of connection in various international communities.

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About me: I am a career educator and traveler at heart. My written work includes academic writing in philosophy and linguistics, English acquisition, and most intently in the areas of spiritual engagement with reality and what that means for our public lives.

My education is a mixture of formal study in philosophy, political theory, Biblical studies, and history, along with professional teaching certification in TESOL and in cognitive testing, and international teaching.

My travel experiences include a range of countries in Asia, Europe, Africa and North America. I have lived in Canada, the United States, Germany, Saudi Arabia, South Korea and Thailand. From those places I have traveled to many others besides.

I am a child of the 70’s and a “family man.” That means I have two wonderful kids who have been round the world with me.

Lastly, I am married to a wonderful woman since 2004. She is my partner, my friend, and my muse.

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