Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit. Khalil Gibran I like the word love but I like to use other words that make up the word love. Words like compassion, acceptance forgiveness… When I read quote like this I will initially scroll through my words and fit all the others IContinue reading “Life and Love”
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Beyond the Power of Reason
Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe. Voltaire This quote itself is a test of faith. It’s feels like such a bold statement and I needed it! Beyond the power of reason to believe. Wow. It’s interesting because reason can only bring you so far in this life.Continue reading “Beyond the Power of Reason”
A Message From My Child
“And he said: ‘Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.’” Matthew 18:3 This weekend I had such an inspiring message sent through my little one. Let me tell you, I saw this woman’s conference and I had to go. I signed up, followed allContinue reading “A Message From My Child”
Yes!
I imagine that yes is the only living thing. e. e. cummings E E Cummings was one of my favs for a short bit. I thought of him as a bold writer. His work reminds me of contemporary art. A reminder that the message gets across in poetry even when you use words informally. HeContinue reading “Yes!”
What a Beautiful Rock We Live On
The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life. William Morris There’s a few ways to do this. Journal all day. Take moments a gratitude and a deep breath. But what’s the most important thing that makes this ork? Take a genuine interest in yourself. WhatContinue reading “What a Beautiful Rock We Live On”
Voltaire and Art
It is not sufficient to see and to know the beauty of a work. We must feel and be affected by it. Voltaire What’s worth feeling? What work of art is worth feeling? Did you grow up seeing images of a great work of art and then one day you got to see the workContinue reading “Voltaire and Art”
To Live
It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius What does it mean to live? How do we even begin to live? What makes me feel alive is:
I Want to Be Here
I want to be here on this blog. I want to write thought provoking posts. In order to do that, I have to provoke my own thoughts. In order to provoke my own thoughts, I have to set aside time when I have enough energy to think so that I can be intentional about myContinue reading “I Want to Be Here”
Faith
Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase. Martin Luther King, Jr. Here’s the scoop, faith doesn’t have to be scary. It can be but it doesn’t have to be. As a kid, I’d go with the flow with everything. I’d let it all flow to me. I’d leaveContinue reading “Faith”
Connection
Our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children’s future. And we are all mortal. John F. Kennedy Connecting with others is great. It’s something that’s important to me for many reasons. One that comes to mind first is that IContinue reading “Connection”
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