If you could save yourself, you'd save us all. -Ween I love you, God— my rescuing knight. A hostile world! I cry to God to help me. From his palace he hears my call; my cry brings me right into his presence a private audience! I find myself safe and saved-surprised to be loved!- Psalm…Read more The Power of Love
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La Postal
Hi, How was your weekend? I hope it was restful. Life is so complex; I mean, it's beautiful but it doesn't exactly come with an instruction manual. There's the word and fairy tales but sometimes we find ourselves in a story gap. Yea? This morning on my run (which I had to do early before…Read more La Postal
The Wall
"Mother do you think they'll drop the bomb? Mother do you think they'll like this song? Mother do you think they'll try to break my balls? Mother should I build the wall? Mother should I run for president? Mother should I trust the government? Mother will they put me in the firing line? Mother am…Read more The Wall
King of Pain
"There's a little black spot on the sun today, It's the same old thing as yesterday." -Sting My father self-admits to abandoning the 12 steps during his recovery because there were certain events from his past he preferred to ignore. "I didn't want to apologize for things I don't want to remember...there was nothing I could…Read more King of Pain
Witness
It's considered socially commendable to talk about your status as a war veteran, being the survivor of a natural disaster, shark attack or your amazing weight loss journey. People wildly applaud your bravery as you stand on farming equipment in your underpants getting weighed on national television. Lots of circumstances and challenges now come with campaigns,…Read more Witness
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She'd shake me awake in the dark. Not bothering to shower, I'd twist my hair into a bun and follow her to the car. The women in my mother's family all worked in some kind of nursing capacity. They also share a painful legacy of miscarriages. My initial aversion to bodily fluids and human…Read more More
A Little Death
"Can one be fully human without experiencing tragedy? The end of the world for a caterpillar is a butterfly for the master. Death is resurrection." -Anthony De Mello I died in front of my mother in high school. I'd been caste as a voiceless bug in a school play. The director assigned a boy…Read more A Little Death
