Last night was a good night for stargazing. Piercing through the ebony background, the stars seemed to appear before my eyes. I just stood there for a while soaking in the grandness of it all, wondering how many people I was sharing that piece of sky with? How many people were at that moment looking … Continue reading Lessons from the stars: Comfort and the Necessary
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Solitude
Loneliness. This is a powerful word, because out sparks such strong emotional reaction; and I believe that it is something that all of us can relate to at some point in our lives. If being alone becomes translated as loneliness, then sadness and desperation will begin to take root. Desperation mode is survival mode, and we … Continue reading Solitude
The Life we Live
"If you look at what you have in life, you’ll always have more. If you look at what you don’t have in life, you’ll never have enough." —Oprah Winfrey I stumbled across this quote while searching for inspiration one morning. They are simple words put into a simple phrase, yet they hold a deep wisdom. … Continue reading The Life we Live
A Walk at Dawn: Dreams to Pursue
A dream is a powerful force for momentum.
At year’s end
As the year comes to a close… It's that time of year for reflection and action as we learn from the days behind us, and look forward to the days ahead. The here and now is a good place to be. There is much joy, and much to be thankful for during the holidays; as … Continue reading At year’s end
Starting Somewhere
So what started as a breath, is actually a foundation for success.
Bitter Sweet
Joy and sadness mingled together to make a melody that speaks deep into my core. It's a time to embrace friends and family that are here, and lament those that are not.
Take a moment
Breathe. That's what I tell myself as I wake up in a restless state this morning. Just breathe. It's a lot harder than it sounds, because my mind is already indexing projects that should be completed; and planning out the day ahead. The only problem is that it's the Friday after Thanksgiving, I got no … Continue reading Take a moment
Something I learned
I wake up daily searching for purpose and meaning; longing to know who I am supposed to be, and what I am here to do...this comes after I make my morning coffee of course.
Meaningless, or is it?
A few weeks ago, there was a snowstorm... a big storm. Shoveling and snow blowing was a daily activity for a few days. As I snow blowed two feet of snow amidst an ongoing snowstorm, it was hard not to have that Ecclesiastes feeling of meaningless, it's all meaningless; because I knew that I would … Continue reading Meaningless, or is it?
The Story We Write 