Basking in the Glow
Ramblings that end in a tribute to my spiritual leader, my wife Tibby, followed by some personal photo archives.

There is a part of our brain that links our sensory inputs to the center where perception and awareness live. There perception of the outside world is created. If that part is damaged, we may perceive the world differently from other people. We may see the same the world you do, but perceive it differently. We may even see parts of it through our perception that do not exist in yours.

You have to put on a hospital gown in order to tone down your individuality, so that your aura will not overwhelm the physicians, while they work at their maximum to treat everyone the same and help as many as possible. It also helps define your role as the supplicant, seeking aid.

The terror of schizophrenia lies in never knowing whether you are reaching the same view of reality that others have. Never knowing whether your completely rational, totally obvious knowledge is shared by anyone else.

Most terrifying thought…”I don’t know!”.

“In competitive behavior, someone always loses!” …from “A Beautiful Mind” the story of John Nash…a brilliant schizophrenic.

I have done the very best I was capable of doing in everything I have done, since before I can even remember! That is my only excuse for my life.

Have you ever been so driven to work by your fears, that you found yourself actually uncertain whether 6:00 on the clock meant early morning or evening???

Thanks to all the evangelists out there, but I chose to take my spiritual guidance directly from the source.

When the “normal consensus view of reality” becomes too painful to bear, the alternate world of schizophrenia may seem like the only hope of holding on to sanity and life.

Infinity is everything that is. What we know is such a small subset of that enormity.

The pure spiritual connection my dogs have to the infinite, humbles me.

Tibby’s spiritual glow, warms your very soul.

Tibby’s nature photography has an overall theme of harmonious relationships. It emphasizes patterns, relationships (both visual and spiritual), that have the harmony of the universe flowing through them.

All I had was my job, then along came Tibby. She showed me the light of beauty in our paths through existence. She showed me a valid reason for living.

My wife Tibby, she likes mayonnaise.

You nurture me so completely, that I can’t even imagine life without you. You should get the Nobel Prize for Love. You have so much love, that you glow.

Tibby is like the interference patterns stored within a hologram. She is only a small part of all there is, but her interaction with it all has created a pattern that reflects the cosmos in her every deed.

There is a glow around Tibby that can be felt. Like warm, golden sunlight on a cold, crisp, winter day.

An attempt at free verse poetry...*dedicated to my wife Tibby, whose every moment is true poetry.*


Climbing the Sun Wall face of Looking Glass Rock after a quarter century absence.

Family Photo Album...

Local Area Map




 

John Rock 1             John Rock 2


Cove Creek Falls 2


Sam Knob Hike with Jeff Poltevec.

Sam Knob Hike with Jeff Poltevec, Petey, Word and Myself.

Sam Knob Hike with Jeff Poltevec, Rob, Dottie and Myself.

Sam Knob Hike ... Jeff, Mike, and Me.

Tennent Mountain Hike Gallery1 Gallery2 with Dennis, Jeff, the kid and me.

Jeff and I Kayaking the French Broad River.

Cedar Rock Mountain Hike Cedar Rock Mountain Hike.

Jeff, Dottie and I at Turkey Pen Gap

Jeff and I at Catawba Falls.

A day trip hike of 16 miles from Black Balsam to Cold Mountain.

Our vacation at High Top Mountain Cottages in Dillsboro, NC. Photos and Map Here.

Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forrest.

Visit to Raven Cliff Falls area with Jeff.

Kayaking Tanasee Creek Reservoir with Jeff.

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