I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o’er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. — William Wordsworth How alone do you feel on the island you live? How often do […]
We turn not older with years, but newer every day. – Emily Dickinson Prayer makes me a bit uncomfortable, which I’m quite sure isn’t entirely atypical of a person not practiced in such things. There are many reasons for this, and I suspect there are many answers, but one wonder I’ve […]
It ain’t no sin, to take off your skin and dance around in your bones -Tom Waits In light of current events (COVID-19, Black Lives Matter, 2020 Presidential “election season”), I asked my mom what her first memory of a world event was. She said, “Probably a person that was a purple-ette”, stumbling over her […]
“The truth is of course is that there is no journey. We are arriving and departing all at the same time.” — David Bowie A couple of months ago, in a box with a bunch of family photos, I found a picture of a little girl. An old one, too. Sort of ripped at the […]
We must bear patiently not being good… and not being thought good. — St. Francis of Assisi I can’t remember where I read this, but there is a notion that suggests the more we learn about ourselves and others, through self-education and contemplation, the deeper we sense the world around us. This could mean a […]
I started this website for a very personal reason. I wanted to find peace within the chaos of my frustrations. Specifically those that had to deal with spirituality. In doing so, I hoped others would find some sort of peace through what I had learned. Over time, not surprisingly, my writing slowed to a snails […]
“Sometimes what we are witnessing is simply a massive exercise in missing the point” — Rob Bell I decided to take some time away. A lot of times in the past, when it came to artistic endeavors, I’d just drop the ball; let myself get discouraged, usually blame someone else, and just quit. I knew […]
“Why blame the dark for being dark? It is far more helpful to ask why the light isn’t as bright as it should be.” — Rob Bell I have been thinking about this for quite some time; this idea that God meets us all where we are. If I remember right, it was Andy Stanley […]
“Heaven attains wholeness with its clarity; The Earth attains wholeness with its firmness; The Spirit attains wholeness with its transcendence… If Heaven lacked clarity it would be divided; If the Earth lacked firmness it would fly away; If the Spirit lacked transcendence it would be exhausted.” — Lao Tzu Contemplating the Heavens and the Earth, […]
“And the things you can’t remember tell the things you can’t forget, that history puts a Saint in every room” — Tom Waits, “Time” Rob Bell says that “doubt is often a sign that your faith has a pulse”. I take this to mean that a person must experience some sort of faith in order […]
