This Pain is an Illusion

As I age, in subtle ways, my body is telling a story to which I do not wish to listen. This is just the mortal coil which creaks and groans with the settling of time and wear and tear of miles. Yet, I know that it is just a barrowed thing that I will shed … Read more

Changing the World

The Vitruvian Journey is about how we can improve as individuals. This presupposes that as we improve we accept the onus to improve the world around us through our actions. I do still believe that one person’s actions can have a butterfly effect that ripples throughout the world. It is, however, easy to get discouraged … Read more

Flow of Life

Life is a perpetual state of change. If you feel like your life has stagnated and this is not the case, I would suggest you look a bit closer. Yes, the pace of change can slow, but it never stops. We may convince ourselves that we are holding the change at bay, but the reality … Read more

Faith or Fear?

I am embarrassed to admit that much of my life has been governed more by fear than by faith. Many who know me might not have noticed it, but those closest to me have seen my weakness. And why? God has been ever faithful and provided for me and my family over and over again. … Read more

Machines

I have been thinking a lot about my machines of late, mainly because I am in the middle of projects on three of them. But let’s get some clarification on the term before I go on. In my opinion we have a choice in life between “Machines” and “Vehicles”.  And, no, I am not necessarily … Read more