Today, my son attempted to overcome one of his biggest fears… and failed. However, I am proud of this young man because he tried to overcome something that once had a very traumatic effect on him. He had an opportunity to contribute to our community even though it meant facing his fear, but was turned…
Dignity
At the intersection of Assertiveness and Apathy Our silence speaks volumes of the fear that someone might discover that we are human beneath our masks; That our virtue is not tainted by conventional sin, but by our willingness to stay dead inside rather than live a single moment of pride dismantled and being seen in…
Innocence
Fallibility, Duality, Creativity all perfect in their own faults… Assumptions may make an ass out of you and me, but sometimes ignorance is not negligent. Presumption is a bit better, as it begs a question rather than knowing the answer; because there are many possible answers and none of them are wrong.
Ineffable
Wisdom beyond experience Is a fragile path of crystalline notions and connections. But how does one apply what one knows To the trials and joys and remorse of life, when forging one’s own path if the foundation was never clear to oneself, though obvious to the world? Breathe. Small doses. Finding balance in the swing of the…
Notes to Self:
Originally posted on Soul-cialist Tendencies:
1. Stop Second-guessing your first instincts… 2. Take a deep breath, release slowly, don’t explode over whatever it was that triggered that instinct… 3. Be well, not right… 4. Ask how this can help others and how it fits into the big picture… 5. Stop blaming self, others or circumstances… …
Healing a Broken Heart
The heart is a muscle. No matter ho many ways you cut it grind it chew it break it down It comes back as nourishment for new strength. Those who know the deepest pain have not only had their own hearts broken, but have broken their own hearts long before breaking those of others But…
Hold Each Other Up
Faith is not a solid plane upon which we walk… it is full of potholes and ditches of our own creation and those of reality… But each day, as we find the beauty of creation in a song, a breeze, the warm dirt, the solace of prayer, the solitude of meditation, and the pain of…
First Fallen Leaf
Autumn brings out the lazy side of me. The addict to comfort. The one who wants to sit back in the morning with a cup of tea instead of heading outside to tend the garden at dawn. But it also brings out the child in me. The excitement of mounds of leaves to jump through….
Tidal Waves
The ebb and flow of the tides is no match for the ebb and flow of emotions in a human heart… We love and we fear often the same things we hurt and we forgive or we hold on to the outcomes that were never meant to be and hurt others for not meeting our…
Heroes and Villians
The only thing the world loves more than a hero, is a hero fallen from grace. The world wants you to see only good, or only bad as they fit the current agenda But inside every monster is a wounded soul and every hero hides their need for revenge with virtue until the meanings of…
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