The Tethered Mind

“Take a walk outside – it will serve you far more than pacing around in your mind.” ― Rasheed Ogunlaru In a place where thought meets action, we come to a point existing in rhythm with life. This point is gentle, fragile and capable of altering our lives for eternity. It is on this precipice […]

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Bright and Free

“Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.” ― Thich Nhat Hanh, Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life There exists a place in all of us where the world truly lives, where everything is bright and free. Within this hidden place of sanctuary, we find the keys […]

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Always Gold

“All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost.” ~J.R.R. Tolkien Not all that glitters is gold, but sometimes some things are always golden. These are the purest things of life, the loves, the […]

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New Eyes

“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.”~ Marcel Proust   In all my travels, as far around the globe as I’ve been, the most real discoveries I’ve ever made have been what I’ve found within myself, and in the moment of fresh perspective, a moment of […]

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Light Darkly

“A single tiny light creates a space where darkness cannot exist. The light vanquishes the darkness. Try as it might, the darkness cannot conquer the light.” ― Donald L. Hicks, Look into the stillness It comes with the wave, the way I roll as the tide, crashing again and again. It comes with the forces […]

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New America: Politically Biased, Spiritually Dead

“Nothing so needs reforming as other people’s habits.” ~ Mark Twain For all that normally read my words, many know that I hold appreciation for the subtle, and have a respect for all opinion and thought from anyone, no matter his beliefs. Today, I am saddened at what I see and read regarding the ill […]

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