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 […]
The thing about spiritual awakening is that sometimes it hurts. We talk a lot about the way that everything gets a little brighter and how the world transforms before your eyes. We relish describing how there’s this bottomless well of love hidden right inside your own chest and the way that your relationships – with […]
This day – this very moment, in fact – is a still, deep body of water that stretches out before us. It’s an endless expanse of potential within which a single splash could ripple forever outwards, touching countless lives as it travels. Yesterday and tomorrow are nothing more than reflections across the surface of this water. […]
A firefly is most striking in darkness. While the rest of the world rests in shadows, she threatens their slumber as she passes by carrying her little lantern with her. Though the light bringers of the night are some of our most precious resources, they are often the subjects of the saddest stories. Unbeknownst to […]
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