In many ways, spiritual truths are a lot like spring rains. When the rain falls upon the upturned face of a flower she has no choice but to acknowledge its presence – but only when that rain gets at her roots, only after it seeps down past the grass and the rocks, making its way […]
What things in life have soft petals without also having a few sharp thorns? This balance is what makes life so very sweet – the chance to appreciate the complex mixtures between soft and sharp, tenderness and tearing. Too often we instinctively pull back after our fingers are pricked, and we learn to fear the […]
My secret prayer for you, my friend, is that one day you can look without closing your eyes. I hope you see that no matter how long you avert your gaze, the fresh wounds and the old scars remain; and so too do the mistakes you’ve made that caused others pain. My secret prayer for […]
We each have within us an infinite palette of emotions that we use to paint our personal realities. There’s a complex array of possible hues; and for each different hue there are as many different shades. There’s the crimson heat of passion and the rosy warmth of friendship. There are teal waters of tranquility, golden […]
Recognizing beauty is as much about the eyes that look as it is about what they are looking at. We peer into the world through the windows of our souls – and covering those windows like sheer curtains are all of our beliefs, our expectations, and our assumptions about what we’re looking at. This semi-translucent […]
We are all on the same journey. Though we move at different paces as we make our way across varied landscapes, we all must take the same steps. And what every traveler eventually discovers is that these many steps aren’t carrying us forward but inward, farther into ourselves to discover the secret of who we […]
Perhaps the greatest gift you could ever give to the world is the gift of your authentic self. When you give of your true, unfiltered nature, you pierce the barrier that separates us – and through this piercing, energy begins to flow freely and unchanged. Your soul leaks out into your work, where it then tantalizes […]
In a deep and untamed forest, there is both tranquil silence and the roaring sound of life. Which one you notice depends entirely upon where you are coming from. If you wander into the forest after a commute in rush hour traffic, the first thing you probably notice is the deep, soothing quiet. But, if […]
I invite you to come with me as I venture beyond the veil. Together we can tear through the gauzy mirage that separates us from one another and from God. Perhaps at first our steps will be tentative, as we get our first glimpses of naked reality, with all of its pretenses and illusions […]
Whoever said that actions speak louder than words must never have become lost, drifting on the current of a captivating book. I imagine that they have never had to re-structure themselves after melting into formlessness from the heat of a poem’s fire. They must not know what it is to bleed ink upon a piece […]
New Year’s eve is upon us. In many ways, it’s a day like any other. It is another stitch in the fabric of our lives. What makes today so significant isn’t that number on the calendar. It’s the way that it makes us stop and think, the way it reminds us to look up from […]
I suppose if there were one thing I could say to you, my friend, it would be to stop sitting around listening to what other people tell you; stop looking for a user manual for life. Stop believing that the answers are ‘out there’ somewhere. If you only keep one sentence of the many that […]
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