J.R. MacLean is a late-blooming aspiring writer. He has been on the 'spiritual path' for many years, including a nineteen month stint at an Oregon commune in the early 1980's. For many years he has made a living running a one man home improvement company called Roots and Wings Home Improvements in Peterborough, Canada. His wife Marina is a well known area yoga teacher and yoga teacher trainer: www.marinamacleanyoga.com. They have two children, Jesse Dylan MacLean and Melody Elizabeth MacLean. J.R. can be reached at jrmaclean27@live.ca or through his blog at www.jrmaclean.blogspot.com.