I believe all of us are on a journey in life. How we choose to pay attention to this idea greatly impacts the way we live out our lives. Without the belief that our lives have some sort of direction, it can be very easy to get lost or refrain from taking daily steps. The journey […]
Hey Blood Brother… Blink. Wake up, Plaat. Wake up, Plaat. Wake up. When I was younger, we took endless pottery lessons at the local community recreation center. Prior to putting a clay piece in the kiln, you could reshape and recreate the sculpture you were creating. Sometimes I’d create some magnificent piece (in my mind […]
It’s a bit interesting how I happened to stumble upon the ‘featured image’ for this blog post. I recently watched a Burning Man documentary, outlining the process associated with creating the heart-shaped art piece. “Heart-fullness” was the title behind the piece. It was created as a refuge for people to climb inside of the heart […]
Our yesterday’s seem so much more clear and obvious during the today’s that always follow them. The tomorrow’s continue to be a question mark that can only be answered with time. The internal doubting I have over whether or not I have used proper punctuation, absolutely kills me. Moving on. Those beautiful words. Moving on. […]
While I was in Ohio, my brother and I drove drove to a shopping center we had been to hundreds of times during our childhood. Pulling into the parking lot, we reached into our pockets and pulled out our phones to do the routine social network checkup. Simultaneously, we looked up and realized a very […]
Something many people don’t know about the lilac flower is that it releases its strongest scent once it has already died. I’m determined to find it but there is a film where one of the dying characters asks his friend “Do you smell lilacs?” as he passes away. In addition to this being my funeral […]
When you’re a young child, every dark closet is capable of being a forbidden kingdom. Every dog is secretly a war horse, awaiting your noble charge to vanquish the enemy from your motherland. Perhaps it’s just the laundry room being liberated by a golden shepherd and a boy wearing cardboard armour. Dream big, son. Dream […]
“When all of your wishes are granted, all of your dreams will be destroyed.” I read this quote a very long time ago and have been torn on whether or not it is accurate. Sometimes we crave the accomplishment of something so very much that once we achieve it, we second-guess whether or not our […]
“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.” That’s one of my favorite quotes. In a lot of ways, I’m able to relate to it. Yesterday was my birthday. To be completely frank (or […]
I grew up hearing the term “unconditional love” on many occasions; preached from behind the pulpit, discussed during “table time” every morning, or championed in stories, movies, or books. It wasn’t until I got older that I began to understand what it truly meant to have unconditional love. It has to start with you. As […]