Jake and Uma: Sunset at Beer Can Beach

By Uma Bode | March 17, 2014 |

This is Jake on a sunset beach romp at Beer Can Beach just south of Santa Cruz, CA. He was my dog for 7 years. Now he’s still my dog in my heart, and I’m still his person in his (I hope). But he lives with a fabulous family in Santa Cruz. I have full…

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I have no poems of light

By Uma Bode | March 16, 2014 |

I have no poems of light. I have only poems of surrendering to darkness. This world tells us “fight the darkness.” But I have a different message. Surrender to suffering and allow your journey to REALLY begin. Drop “affirmation” and “attraction” into the trash can. Trust the Path, live the life you’ve got. No matter…

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