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 […]
“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 […]
“It is the news that no one is singular, that no argument will change the course, that one’s time is more gone than not, and what is left waits to be spent gracefully and attentively, if not quite so actively” — Mary Oliver Three weeks ago, straight off of what was probably four straight […]
