Greetings fellow travelers,

My chosen public name is Jesse. It was a gift from my deceased grandmother as it was her first name. I have many other names given to me by spiritual teachers and by other beings. I see naming as important, whether by humans or other beings, as it gives meaning and substance to the physical realm. 

Where I am in my life right now is in between. I am writing my dissertation and sometimes I love the topic and other times I have no interest in spending day after day writing. I have an M.S. in Counseling, and M.A. in Depth Psychology, and a Tibetan Buddhist based M.Div. in Interfaith Spirituality/Counseling. I also completed all of the coursework for a Ph.D in Humanities and an M.A. in Creative Writing. As I have worked at university my whole adult life, I was afforded the opportunity to take classes for free or for very little cost, except the last three degrees. Education has been important for my sense of being. I am from generations of dirt farmers and went to a rural school were I had 30 people in my graduating class. 

Part of the in between feeling is that most days I would rather get up, walk the farm, work in the garden, flower beds, and yard. I am up several times a night and go outside to converse with the sky, the wind, the earth, and the multitudes of beings that live here. I love the night and how holy it feels to me. And, for many years I ran from living back on the farm in Kansas; living in AR, OH, RI, TX, IL, CO, & CA. It is good to be back with my human and non-human families who have been calling me back home since I left. 

I am called daily on issues of social justice and environmental justice. I am called by spirit and work with directly with the divine. 

That's the me in this moment. May all be well.