Balloons

“I suppose real old age begins when one looks backward rather than forward.” ~ Mary Sarton It is said that in the beginning, man was one with eternity. All aspects of life were contained in one being, the feminine yin and the masculine yang, both perfected, knowing all, witnessing creation as a watcher of infinity. […]

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Take Your First Steps… Again

“Begin, be bold, and venture to be wise.” ― Horace My son wakes me up every morning. Normally sleeping beside me, it is his smile that I rise to. This is the energy I wake up with each day. But the morning holds a magic far beyond what most may realize. Mornings are our most […]

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What the World is Really Like

“It takes a very long time to become young.” ― Pablo Picasso I recently took a weeklong trip to Colorado with my son, Gabriel. Needless to say, this was an adventure for both of us. He’s only 9 months wise, but I have to say he’s got the Gypsy blood like me. His first plane […]

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The Joy of Change

“Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.” —John F. Kennedy Sometimes we all have a little hope shine down on us, and this usually comes in such a simple form. It can be delivered upon a breeze, or in taking […]

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Welcome Home

You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them. ~Desmond Tutu Few things in life are as comforting as being with family. And in this busy world, we often find ourselves needing to go our own way, leaving family behind at times, returning at others. In this sphere […]

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New Dreams

“Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.” ~ Seneca I’ve often looked at life with little to no understanding beyond the present. Sure, I dream of the future and see possibility. But, the moment is never unfolding to a point that I see, when between here and there exists a void of action. […]

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Newborn

“There are words in the soul of a newborn baby, wanting and waiting to be written.” ― Toba Beta, Betelgeuse Incident: Insiden Bait Al-Jauza As the darkness comes upon us, the light only brightens around us. When the world seems to be perfect, the worst seems to unfold. And when we are at peace, war […]

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Everlong

“What greater thing is there for two human souls than to feel that they are joined for life … to strengthen each other … to be at one with each other in silent unspeakable memories.” — George Eliot We all have many people in our lives whom we care for, love and cherish. Many of […]

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Sometimes it’s Dad, Sometimes it’s Not

“The heart of a father is the masterpiece of nature.” ― Abbé Prévost, Manon Lescaut A father can come in many forms. Sometimes it’s Dad… Sometimes, it’s someone else. We all have very special people in our lives, some by our family and others that we befriend over time. Some of these people come and […]

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My Heart Left Today

Today my heart left.. She could only stay a short while, but, she smiles at me from miles away. So it goes with all life, that to truly feel alive one must be pulled by the heart. At times this feeling is not pleasant, it is not kind and it cares not for our reactions […]

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