Gone Rogue: An American Taoist's Life

TIME's Joel Stein was inspired by Sarah Palin's quick memoir turn around so he wrote one of his own — in a day.

Damn!

I will write mine in 5 minutes here and now:

Chapter 1: Childhood Trauma

I was born, got slapped by the man, kicked it back. So started my rebellious life. I have been fighting the man ever since.


Chapter 2: Turning Point That changed my life:

Her name was not known to me. I was 18. She walked by me on the streets. She swore at me, cussed me out, for not smiling and went her way.

I then knew my path was to change other people's life just by smiling.


Chapter 3: Rise against the Odds:

I left school just to live a normal life. Having been free, at times you need to give up freedom to discover new truth and what it is to truly be free later. It isnt about a "right" path it is about living, experiencing and then taking the time later to pull it all together with style.


Chapter 4: Celebrity Name Dropping:

We measure our lives by so often those who have made it, those who come to you and say: "wow you have your shit together".

The only difference is of course I walked away from money , power and celebrities years before. The only difference that mattered was once on a street, I sang poetry with a down and out woman named Peaches. Peaches was slowly dying in her wheel chair on a cold winter night on the streets, we just share poetry, laughing and smiling to each other. That was all that mattered in that moment.


Chapter 5: Playing with Rocks:

Really what matters is flowing with life, hopping from rock to rock in the river. I spent my youth , years, just doing that. I have returned to the river, Walking the Wailuku river, flowing with my life as it happens.


Chapter 6: Redemption and Recovery:

Recovery is an interesting idea, but truth is we can always be great. Even in the worse of times, we can find truth and work to become greater. Yes I had my hard years, but those years gave me a chance to grow and become a stronger healer, to make whole, not by fixing but by teaching life is potential and then activating your potential to live fully.

I live fully every day, and it will happen a day at a time

sincerely

Casey



I would like to thanks both Sarah (Going Rogue: An American Life) and Joel (Rogue Journalist: An Even More American Life) without their support I never would have written this Memoir.

I wish to offer each a smile :) and now back on my way...

Namaste