“I don’t know” The above line has saved – and ended – the lives of many people. The points in my life that have been the most strenuous, peaked in summits of “I don’t know….” about the particular topic/situation at the moment. Many fear the unknown. After all, it’s the unknown… Fear. Love. Love fear. […]
Middle-child. That uncle. Prodigal son. Free-spirit. There’s a semi-connected trend I’ve seen among people. Life continues to depend the depth and perspective I have as I stumble through it. This period of life isn’t exactly one I feel proud for having. That’s honest transparency. Even the blur and haze I’ve raptured myself into now seems […]
Their lives often follow a pattern of defeat, recognition, redemption. They have moments of pain and suffering. But they turn those moments into occasions of radical self-understanding — by keeping a journal or making art. As Paul Tillich put it, suffering introduces you to yourself and reminds you that you are not the person you […]
9:03am – my phone alerts me to recite 3 things I’m grateful for. It’s a habit I’ve recently started doing more with every day. there are constant reminders to be grateful around my house; from whiteboard notes in the shower to post-it notes on my fridge. Today, I didn’t need a reminder to be thankful. […]
One of things I’ll always remember about my father was the note he had written on his desk, that said: “The only cure for a dirty mind is a clean desk.” As I’ve begun to walk in similar career steps as him, it’s been a constant reminder of how easy it is to get sidetracked […]
I once heard a pastor talk about his trick to having successful sermons. His secret? “Break everything down into the comprehension level of a 4th grader. Use basic concepts, images, and stories to get your point across.” he told me. This seems to be a fairly decent reflection on the world we live in. Simplicity […]
Hollow moments of happiness filled with the chasing hands of time; eternally looping in a frantic chase to outpace and lap the other. A tireless circle that will never reach conclusion until the death of the battery. So far removed from loved ones and fond memories they begin to fade as a distant memory. The […]
Young Composer: “Herr Mozart, I am thinking of writing a symphony. How should I get started?” Mozart: “A symphony is a very complex musical form and you are still young. Perhaps you should start with something simpler, like a concerto.” Young Composer: “But Herr Mozart, you were writing symphonies when you were 8 years old.” […]
Life reminds me of an hourglass; constantly draining away, one piece of sand at a time. Our life can be well-represented by the image of an individual trying to stand firmly on top of this pile of draining sand. Constant readjustment and correction is required simply to stand normally when you’re above a pit that’s […]
There’s something incredible about our dreams; being able to close our eyes on the day-to-day reality we experience, only to open them to another world that exists alongside the ‘real’ life we experience. The subconscious mind. One might question whether or not this world is ‘more’ real than our awake hours, as the subconscious mind […]