Kevin Matthews

graduating from orange to...?

Stream of thought... Today I declared to some friends at work that I cant stand fox news.   That bill orielly and dennis miller are assholes for making fun of the Chinese man last night.   Mispronouncing his name and then making up asian-sounding, at best, gibberish on live... Read More

lucid meditation

I finally had my first lucid experience the other night and, of course, my alarm went off just as soon as I awoke inside the dream.  But I was thinking about it today - what I would do if I went lucid again - and all I could think of doing was immediately sitting in... Read More

remembering

When you're on the path of the Spirit, truly committed to a life of present moment awareness and a loving compassion for yourself, your brothers and sisters, and for God, each moment is a blessing and an opportunity to open more fully into Divine embrace.  It is in forgiving and... Read More

love/hate for bin Laden

 ... Bin Laden is dead. Although this is a great victory for my country, I can’t help but feel saddened by his passing, and somewhat sickened by Americans, my countrymen, celebrating in the streets. Don’t get me wrong, bin Laden was an evil man. The... Read More

Becoming the Void

 Just a little piece I wrote a couple of months ago:... I awoke suddenly from a dream. As my eyes adjusted to the dim glow of the moonlight entering my bedroom, the details of my delusion started to flood back in - the sweet scent of the crisp mountain air, the mild sting of... Read More

Coming Home with Baby Steps

 Its been a while… ... Yes, I stepped away from the Integral scene for a couple of months.   At the time of my departure, I felt that I was hearing a lot of talk, talk, talking, and little action on the part of members of the Integral community.   So, I... Read More

Interconnectedness

I had the privilege of watching the Dow take its nose-dive on live television this afternoon.  I couldn't help but wonder if the whole thing was about to come crashing down - it was falling that quickly - and I felt a little jarred from watching it happen. ... At the time, Fox... Read More

An American Pathology

There is an idea of what it means to be an American citizen. On one end, some might use words like freedom, opportunity, or democracy. On the other end, some would disagree, and instead use tyranny, oppression, or authoritarianism.  AQAL dictates a certain level of truth... Read More