HALO, NOOSE, FREEDOM, ACCEPTANCE
What is, is. Much is only my distorted perspective. I don't deserve a halo. But I probably don't deserve a noose either. I need to stay in my truth. "The only difference betwe [...]
DEATH, LIFE, WINTER, SHADOW
In the dark of winter we feel a kind of death. Be not afraid. ~~Man controls the trees by axe, hatchet, and saw. Yet, if man fails to replant new seedlings the forest dies. Wi [...]
POWERLESSNESS, GOD, ILLUSION
How do we endure powerlessness? Can it be embraced as a path to God or is it illusion? Accepting my powerlessness was the path to finding power. Some quotes. "We do not "come [...]
NEW YEAR, REBIRTH, BABIES
Let is consider the start of a new year, rebirth, and babies. Perhaps we can contain it all in the BABY NEW YEAR. Some quotes to open a new chapter. "After the Christmas rush, [...]
EARTH, WINTER, DARKNESS
Winter is the time of darkness, and is the element earth. Earth is our mother, our caregiver, nourishing and loving. Earth is variable--it is fertile as the field then as arid [...]
DARKNESS, PATHS, ART, CONVERGE
Everything is connected. Darkness and art can converge on the same paths. Can an intersection be both a start and an end? Yes. On to quotes: "Pursue some path, however narrow [...]
SCALES OF JUSTICE, AND BALANCE
How does one find balance? Balance in all things. Let us take a moment to consider balance. "Just because anger or hate is present does not mean that the capacity to love and [...]
FEAR, WATER, SHORE, NIGHT
All have experience with fear. Is it a real fear? What is real? What instills dread? Dark deep waters, waves crashing on a shore and does night and darkness play a factor? "We [...]
MIRROR, REFLECTION, STREAM, AND TRUTH
Does the reflection in a mirror reflect the truth? Do I reflect upon my thoughts more accurately resting at a stream's bank? There are many types of reflection. "Believe in th [...]
SHADOW, LIFE, DEATH AND IN-BETWEEN
Where to draw lines? Where does shadow fall? Is it in life or death or somewhere between? Does it matter how and when shadow falls? Let us consider some quotes and ponder. "Si [...]