robert lawless

well, if you must know, i'm old enough to know better, but not too old to try it. i served twenty unbelievable years in the u.s. air force before disillusionment set in. now, i work in what i really love - human services. i used to be religious and i used to be conservative, but these days i question everything. i am very much a spiritual person and still trying to figure out some things about god, afterlife, etc. i love life and i love people. i love to read, draw/paint (poorly), write (not so good), connect with people and learn from everyone willing to share themselves. hey, i'm just like everyone else - struggling to make sense of things, but determined to live as authentically and fully as fate, force of nature, god, or you will allow me to. whatever life is left to me, i'm damn sure to make the best of it and leave this world a little better. twice married, once failed, jury still out on second one. proud fathers of three beautiful children and three beautiful stepchildren, though all grown and doing their own thing in their own way. oh yea, i also love music, and feel that much of the world's best poetry has been set to music. i hear a song and say, "damn, why didn't i think of that?" i love art and culture, all cultures. i have a keen interest in middle eastern culture and american indian culture. i love discussion and making new freinds. i feel we all have an individual responsibility to bring peace to our world, and that genuine dialogue is what matters. love and believe in existential philosophy, and practice existential psychology - the only thing that makes sense to me. love the land and some of the people of america, though am often embittered and ashamed by some of the shit done in the name of god and country. now, i am tired of talking about me and am much more interested in you. so, visit my simple writings and enrich me with your thoughts, dreams, and desires. p.s. i try to live by the ethic of "do no harm", but please don't judge me harshly if my morals seem a bit negotiiable at times. peace and dreams to you all, bob