In Iron John: A Book About Men, Robert Bly discusses the wound given to young children by their fathers; a hurt which takes the rest of their lives to resolve, while also creating a window for their soul to enter and define itself. My Dad taught me a lot of lessons leading up to this […]
Every child should be so fortunate to have a favorite memory with their parents – or the people that raised them. The two aren’t always one in the same. With 1,385 divorces happening every 5 hours, or the time of a wedding reception, I’m appreciative my parents fought their way through the difficult times and […]
The older I get, the more I realize how rich memories are. They’re a treasure known only to the one that carries them, made richer when they’re shared with the ones you love most. Joy tends to toast itself with the past, which is full of priceless memories. I’ve found a lot of memories which […]
The older I get, the more I realize how rich memories are. They’re a treasure known only to the one that carries them, made richer when they’re shared with the ones you love most. Joy tends to toast itself with the past, which is full of priceless memories. I’ve found a lot of memories which […]
“You can choose your friends but you sho’ can’t choose your family, an’ they’re still kin to you no matter whether you acknowledge ’em or not, and it makes you look right silly when you don’t.” Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird As a homeschooled family, I spent a good portion of my childhood years […]
As a child in a family of eight, I was raised with a different perspective than a lot of the only-child’s I came to know as a young boy. There were many times I’d envy the kids who grew up without siblings – thinking they somehow had it better than I did with their own […]
This week, the world learned of the suicide death of both Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain. I was surprised to read through multiple headlines, which seemed to steer clear of using the word “Suicide” in their headline and/or article body. Suicide, it seems, still isn’t a word that many people are comfortable talking about. I […]
I recently read an article which described love as the “astrolabe of the seeker”. For the uneducated, an astrolabe is a complex device used to navigate the stars. I’ve seen this concept resounding true in all aspects of life. The bible has the following to say about love: Love is patient, love is kind. It […]
‘I could tell you my adventures—beginning from this morning,” said Alice a little timidly; “but it’s no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.” I’ve been writing the above quote (as well as this intro) for several years now, because it reminds me a lot of the live I’ve been […]
As a child, I remember hearing stories of about the ‘widow’s mite’ as an example of sacrifice. The story goes as follows: There was once a man who walked into a religious temple with a large charitable donation. After he gave his offering, an elderly widow walked up to the offering plate and placed two […]