I’m shiny like a newly polished bell I’m brimming with sparkling confetti I’m glistening like a golden globe Incandescence is my middle name I exude a quiet and loud radiance You know it Now you can embrace it Enhance it Be enchanted by it Now you can stand […]
I am going to admit it. Not that there is anything to really admit. When people preface something with such a phrase, it makes it seem like there’s something for which to be apologetic. Thus, I am not going to admit to something. I’m just going to state. […]
One day, he was there with great fanfare One day, he was celebrated One day, he was the savior One day, he was a mystery Then, he was outrunning the bloated air Then, he was tolerated Then, he curried your disfavor No kowtowing Then, he was relegated to […]
My word for the year is “joy” and I am trying everyday to be joyful. There’s something sweet, pure, and revolutionary in such an endeavor. It does take work, however. There are so many things that can potentially stand in the way of achieving joy. Even momentary joy. […]
“There is nothing more awful, insulting, and depressing than banality.” ― Anton Pavlovič Čechov We are still in the early part of the new month of the new year. The world should be filled with hope and be aspirational as well as inspirational. Yet, there are some who […]
It is the new year. And for some of you who dared to make resolutions, you may be on a great winning streak fueling your new year energy. For others, you may have thrown in the gauntlet. And that is fine. There are other ways to reach goals […]
My cross-country move is done. The year is rapidly coming to an end. And, I still have to unpack and think through how I want to lay out my furniture, art work and belongings. This is quite a lot of work considering I own a lot of art […]
It’s adventure time. This weekend, I attended a service that extolled the glory of joy and going on a hero’s journey. You know that psychological, and often literal journey, a key character has to go on to fulfill a destiny larger than themselves. At the sermon the pastor […]
It is amazing how many people do not think before they speak. I think we are advised from an early age that we should pause, listen and craft our messages. Sure, that becomes more and more nuanced from kindergarten onwards. Some people may not be as tactful as […]
This Thanksgiving I went for less. I didn’t feel the need to gorge myself and have 101 different types of pies. Not that I have ever really done that but you get the point. I wanted sinplicity this Thanksgiving as this year has been the total opposite for […]
