Jan 17, 2019
When the light comes through the window, I love it.I love it when the light comes through.When the light shines in the morning, first thing, I love it.I love it when the light comes through.When the light is alive because the clouds don’t block the sun, I love...
Nov 29, 2018
I don’t have the beaches of Kauai, but I have the hills of Pennsylvania. I don’t have a quaint, historic village in England, but I have the small town of Mechanicsburg. I don’t have the life of an “important” person who travels and speaks and is invited places to...
Nov 23, 2018
It is much more difficult and costly (to our ego) To invest in the lives of those around by asking them questions about their life, by inquiring of their opinions on things, and by listening without prejudice, instead of monologuing, or dispensing advice that no one...
Mar 22, 2018
The sun carves its way again into the expanse above me, around me. Even more miraculously, it gets inside of me. Another day with the sun means another chance at life. Not the kind of life you “do”, the kind you receive. The kind that gives you another chance at being...
Mar 12, 2018
Colors. There are so many. They are non-competitive, I guess because they have no soul. I wish we could each be our full selves, without striving or envy or competition. Just like colors.
May 11, 2017
“I sold my soul to it all.” he whispered as he leaned in close. I couldn’t believe he was telling me something so personal. I barely knew him. “They came in like a flood. The applause, the requests for more, the likes and the smiles and the...
Apr 23, 2017
I don’t know what to do with all of this endless chatter, this barrage of images and quotes preaching at me. This black hole called the Internet. A society that feasts on power and image. The constant connectivity of everyone and everything. I see the merits...
Apr 16, 2017
Take the mountain out of your sightline for once. That mountain you are trying to conquer for the sake of your empire. Focus on the ground you’re standing on, and the people you’re sharing it with. You are wearing them out. Your continual pursuit of the...
Feb 12, 2017
We humans have been hurt by bad leaders. We humans have been bad leaders. So, it’s hard for us to give any leader a chance, especially if they’re new at what they’re doing. Our pain tells us they’re going to screw things up…screw us up....
Aug 14, 2016
Heart. You’ve suffered. Corruption, discrimination, abandonment, offense… through words, images, actions. How have you survived for so long? You’ve tried. I see a fire of fury in you, and a surfeit of spite. You can’t go on like this. Heart,...
May 30, 2016
1998. We knew each other. Not like now. We fought for worlds beyond our reach. We knew what lay ahead, and we were hopeful. Never before had there been a company of people quite like us, a ragtag group of all sorts…full of fire. Fire was what marked us. It was...
Feb 19, 2015
I am tired of the way things look and the way they sound and I am tired of my own voice echoing in my head as I stumble upon rut after rut in culture. Days long past are the common goal of so many. They cling to yesterday like it’s a prize they won, a once in a...
May 14, 2013
Oh cheap expectations, why do you plague humanity? Oh humanity, why are you infatuated with form and substance and things you can see and fully figure out? There is depth beyond what we see, hear, feel, touch, and there is wave after wave after wave of unveiling. “I...
Mar 21, 2013
And then, just like that, it’s over. A world of intellectual stimulation, discovery, free thinking, stretching, a world that gave me a sense of direction & purpose, was here for seven months and then… just gone. Who was I before this, and who am I now?...
Nov 9, 2012
“Talk to me. Cause I know You lots of ways. Sometimes when the wind blows a certain strength and decibel, I could swear it’s Your breath… like You’re actually taking the time to really touch us here… Your breath (the wind) on our...
Oct 12, 2012
Their feelings were musical. Their emotions were a beautiful design. They did not know it. So they rarely sang. They rarely felt. They just toiled. But when they sang, we listened, and this is what we heard… “Up in the morning with the sun, Driven by...
Jun 12, 2012
Stand outside, study the trees, and you will learn the same lesson as me… Structure is beneficial. I’ve been studying the trees lately. Their structure gives shelter, a home, a place to nest, safety, and provision. This is what good structure does. It...
Feb 23, 2012
Jan 4, 2012
“Hacking away at the undergrowth of a massive forest had taken its toll on her. Yes, she was strong. She could carry the axe, and she could wield it fiercely. But strength is not only in the toiling, it is also in the resting. The strongest warriors are the...
Dec 7, 2011
I suppose if we view God as the cruel cop in the sky, we will interpret world events through that lens, and everything becomes a traumatic punishment for not measuring up. We’ll see ourselves as pee-ons, who work for a taskmaster that keeps a record of all our...
