CHAPTER ONE

WELCOME MAT
Check your ego at the prologue, you may claim it back at the exit mat.

PROLOGUE
Lost & Found i'm unrenowned, after much diversion had my conversion & god was kind
left me not blind but opened my eyes to witness lifes' rich surprise.

CONCEPTION
Passion is the offspring of the union between emotion and intellect.

BIRTHS
Born 1st from your mother,find life and love like no other
Born again from no other,out of self you find your brother
inside of each and every other
Born 1st as a reader,delight in story and follow the leader
Born again weighted lighter,find your passion and become the writer.

THE ROAD TO TIBET
From womb to tomb, from home to tome, hear the universe humm
AH-OM AH-OM

THE ELECTRIC CO.
There's an outlet to the pulse of life. The inspiration to create comes from plugging in.

A PERSONAL CREED
Be true to your values or life will be false to you.

A BOHEMIAN CREED
i am uniquely unencumbered by the constraints of my culture.

AN ARTISTS CREED
There are no original thoughts, just original thinkers

A SINGLE MANS CREED
You live with others, i have to live with myself.

SOUND & VISION
See with your soul; hear with your heart, question your eyes and ears.

INWARD EXPANSION
Isolation and introspection are the gateway to spiritual renewal

WALK THE TALK
Live your beliefs or no one will believe you

A LAD QUITE SANE
Fairy tales grant wishes. Wish only to take life not for granted

THE ISOLATED MAN
The difference between loneliness and solitude is simply and purely your attitude

THE INTROSPECTIVE TOURIST
Contemplation takes you places that travel only teases

A SHORT COMMUTE
Mecca is a place, you can plan your itinerary, Nirvana is a space
In you find your sanctuary

TREADING TRODDEN TRAILS
Life is a journey-Destinations are cul-de-sacs

UNDER THE LOOKING GLASS
The differences between us are microscopic compared to our similarities

RULE OF ENGAGEMENT
Offer your life over the benefit-of-a-doubt
before you ever take one

BROTHERS IN ALMS
Man would have no rift if he'd understand life is a shared gift

Rx: LITERARY LEVITRA
Words offer impotent symbols to convey lifes' passions

NO PRESCRIPTION NEEDED
Unspoken deeds speak volumes.