I know how it feels to look at the world and see it struggle, and I understand what it means to touch the earth and feel her pain. I too have trembled at the sight of the weapons and wars, the hunger, the hurt, the fear, and the frenzy. I know what it’s like to […]
Life can be a lot like wandering along an unseen path through an unknown wilderness – sometimes we are graced by wildflowers and guided by the stars, and other times we are pricked, scraped, and bruised by thistles, thorns, and other sharp things. Life, it seems, is beautiful but can also be brutal. Difficult as […]
Every living thing – people and plants, stars and streams alike – has a unique voice. This unique voice allows them to express the essence of who they are, what they know, and how they feel. With it they can sing out loud the song of their distinctive soul. Everything speaks – the flowers speak […]
Sometimes the things that can’t be seen are those with the greatest power. Just like the wind is far more than the occasional rustle of a leaf; our thoughts, dreams, and fears are far more than the occasional image passing through our skulls. Though cleverly cloaked in invisibility, they are made up of raw energy […]
You, my dear, are a creator – and you are perpetually in the throes of artistic design. Even now, as you read these words, you are crafting a masterpiece of such proportions that it will take an entire lifetime to complete. Your every inhale is like the whisper of a pen over paper. Your every […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
Sometimes it seems like those who sing the most beautiful songs are the ones who had to fight the hardest to find their voice. Perhaps that’s why their songs are so hauntingly beautiful; they are filled not only with the love of now but also the tortured longing of yesterday. There are layers to their […]
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