I had one of those lucid moments when life's call became clear. The future holds many unknowns and many certainties. I have often questioned and resented why life has led me where it has; it struck me with a great deal of clarity exactly why the here and now have held me and grown me and shaped me. I realize a great deal of transition must ( Read more... )

Focus of thought can shed light on the darkest night. It can breach convention and transcend normalcy. Focus can reach conclusions, new heights, and others. It can assume the form of audio, video, fragmented fractal, and passion quantified. Focus can even be turned towards a wealth unimaginable and intangible, a transcendent perception. It can ( Read more... )

"Let he who is not guilty cast the first stone," "Judge not, lest ye be judged." Themes of truth speak on the powers of introspection and self-examination. Certainly, a closer look in the mirror at oneself reveals flaws, contradictions, and inconsistencies rendering judgment of anyone besides oneself impossible. Moreover, acceptance of oneself ( Read more... )

Once you've gone smokeless, it's hard to go back. Not nearly as hard on the liver, doesn't damage the lungs, isn't a misdemeanor/felony to possess, and one wicked buzz. Sometimes it's hard to use your hands, walk, and keep your balance. Not nearly as hard to keep from dozing off behind the wheel. Hard to quit. The sweet smoothness of Grizzly, ( Read more... )

I've been on some kind of a leave of absence since I found out my future has a major change within it. The worries, toils, and troubles seem to dissipate with anticipations of leaving this all behind. I literally feel like I've been told I'm shipping out, and at some moment, a commanding officer will present my marching orders. It's not entirely ( Read more... )

So many things about life are different now. Every day is a step further into waking life. The future is where I devote my energy and passion. In doing so, I sometimes fail to recognize the present and end up covered in the past. I literally feel dragged back into some kind of quicksand which further engulfs the more I struggle. It literally ( Read more... )

It pours rain and ice outside on a world of rushing masses. Everyone hurries as their lives slip through their fingers faster than their wealth. Our shoulders hold the burdens of the past--their past. They tell us, "give love a chance." They tell us might makes right. They tell us it'll all be all right. They tell us to hold them, feed them, ( Read more... )

I sit looking over the horizon into the beyond. Only God knows what lies ahead. I acknowledge my need for guidance into the unknown. It is my dream to continue on in clarity, faith, and wisdom. It is my desire to love like never before. It is my prayer that each step on this new path is lit by truth, founded by justice, and made firm by ( Read more... )

Are we the Great Oxymoron? Have we completely strayed from the tenets of logic and liberty? I contend yes heartily. This is my country. These Stars and Stripes rest on my shoulders. I take every new day and every new loss squarely on the jaw. I spend thirty percent of the fruits of my labor on one political body's quest for dominance. I can' ( Read more... )

Why must I hide my face in my hands? Why do we make war? Why do we disgrace the very tenets of our own freedom by acting such? I pray for peace, life, and liberty.