About David Stanley Bell

So, Who's David?

I am a poet, author, musician, lover, father, son to George Stanley Bell, techno geek, student of life and truth, aspiring master of myself, and man who loves to laugh, make jokes and enjoy life. I believe we are spiritual beings having a human experience. I am a man passionate about life, love, and nature. I am a child loving to play and create, to love and touch and be loved and be touched. I am what no labels can define. I was raised on milestones, but now I live on the journey, in the joy of the moment. I laugh with no restraint and I cry the same. There is so much joy in this life, and I want it all!

I am the Wolf. I am the Eagle... I am one with All and The Power that created me!

Growing up, I developed talents in music, sports, science and math, with intense interest in philosophy and spirituality. My first recallable memory is of looking in the mirror at the age of four and asking, “why am I here?” Always an empath, I went through much of my life not understanding which emotions belonged to others and which were my own. After a divorce and other major life changes in 1999, I shifted focus to looking inward to awaken and this gave me the clarity to see and understand the power of thoughts and emotions. A large part of this was learning to express myself openly and courageously in poetry. I experienced benefit in my works, and I created a website for the world to read, comment and hopefully experience similar benefit. The first response was very negative and almost motivated the shutting down of the website, but I persisted and have had overwhelmingly positive response ever since. Readers have called my works beautiful, inspiring, healing, motivating, empowering and brilliant. The important thing to me is to hear people say that I have helped them express, understand and heal.

Why all the Native American art and themes throughout my website?

Because there are simple truths in nature, Native Spirituality is closer to nature than western religions, dominant culture seems to "rationalize" away basic truths in exerting its dominion over nature. We are so out of synch with the realities of our own environment and I want our awareness to increase so we can cooperate with our environment instead of abusing it. Otherwise, as referred to in the movie “The Matrix,” to nature, we behave as a virus. Ever since I was a child, when I heard the teaching "we will know him by the fruits he bears", I knew in my heart that we can know God by the fruits He bears. No one religion, government, or political party has a monopoly on truth. My foundation is in the Catholic religion and Native (Lakota) Spirituality, Buddhism, and other Eastern Spiritualities have helped me refine my truth.

Family Fun

The most beautiful places in the world can't be reached by car. You've got to put on a backpack, some good shoes and socks, and a spirit of discovery and hike up a trail. Big payoff for the effort. Here are some pictures of my kids and I hiking the Mt. Whitney trail.

Shreading Down The Mountain

In winter 2004, my kids and I discovered snowboarding. It had been 15 years since I skied, my kids had never skied and we all decided to learn to snowboard.... I am glad we did. It ROCKS, you simply must try it! Some day I want to snowboard from a helicopter in Alaska!

Click pic to see Kristin in short snowboard movie clip Click pic to see Andrew in short snowboard movie clip

My Power Animals

Eagle and Wolf are my power animals.. one on the earth, one in the heavens and my physical manifestation in between. Connecting with them helps me realize my wild and natural side. There are so many aspects to me and so many sources of truth. One day it is my eagle the next day it is the guy who empties my trash at my work.

Sometimes when the answers don't come We really just need to ask the questions and walk forward in the direction of our heart and in these quiet steps we hear the answers from the whispering wind, from down deep inside from the guy in the other cubicle, from a stranger on the street, sometimes from places we would never expect and answers come not because some "expert" says them but because truth resonates in our heart. Life is not milestones Life is a journey it is not doing, it is being not fighting the flow of life, but going with the flow Some steps are in the light of day, Some in the dark of night. Believe in yourself always Be not afraid. © David Stanley Bell

Thanks for visiting my little rest stop on the information superhighway,
Love each other, Love yourself. Peace out.