Vessel

“I don’t want to repeat my innocence. I want the pleasure of losing it again.” ― F. Scott Fitzgerald, This Side of Paradise Sometimes, moments of our past come rushing back, pouring into our conscious sphere, splashing our present thoughts away. Randomness. Thoughts that don’t make a bit of sense spark a reminder from long […]

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From the Bluff

Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth. ~ Buddha Choosing to see truth sets us upon a path of change, a whirlwind of thought and into the arms of life. This is the most dynamic sphere of them all, and one that most words cannot capture. I like to […]

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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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Your Rock

“Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves.” – Henry David Thoreau Retrograde, solar flares, blue moons and the vernal equinox. Perhaps we’re all just a little out of sorts, or are we? Regardless of the cosmos’ perfectly erratic behavior, life can slap the shit out of us sometimes. And… We all […]

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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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This is Love

“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage” ~ Lao Tzu In life, love is the most unexplained. Causing madness and beauty. Chaos and empires. It lives in the sphere of heart and life. We are bound by it, born from it and to it we all may […]

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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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Keep Calm, and Travel On

“As you begin to live according to your own guidance and your own daring everything changes completely.” – Leonard Willoughby Earthly life is much like a song. Beginning with mystery, not knowing where the interlude will lead us. Metered on by a steady beat, changing time and mixed with notes that hold us on key. […]

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But Hope Lives On

“When you find your path, you must not be afraid. You need to have sufficient courage to make mistakes. Disappointment, defeat, and despair are the tools God uses to show us the way.” ― Paulo Coelho, Brida It’s hard to be let down. Having hopes and wishes, dreams and goals; all of these are good. […]

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And Let it Be

“If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to. If you are not afraid of dying, there is nothing you cannot achieve.” ― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching One thing I’ve learned very recently, of all things that have come and gone in my experience, is that […]

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