When life ceases to make sense and routines threaten to drive a wedge between me and sanity, there are few courses of action. When I was young, the frustrations of what I felt was out of my realm of control would often lead to tears of frustration and anger. As an adult, I’ve learned toContinue reading “Control doesn’t have to be an illusion”
Originally posted on Shun P.'s interactions with Mother Nature:
The world that we live in is toxic at best. In order to have any semblance of sanity is to develop some type of mechanism to cleanse ourselves from that which which wear away at the very core of who we are. Years ago I…
Don’t ever forget to detox from life…
Life is toxic, sometimes you have to get away from the daily routine… And people, for the purpose of allowing yourself space to think, to truly flesh out the things that are unfolding around you. I’ve had a fixation on my parents as of late, in that I realize that they were right aboutContinue reading “Don’t ever forget to detox from life…”
Walking with an open mind…
You never know where the path you are on will lead… It can lead into unexpected beauty if you are willing and open to the experience. It could be nothing short of… Breathtaking.
The act of living… On borrowed time.
Throughout my life my life I’ve had more than my share of close calls, at the conclusion of each event, I’ve always dusted myself off and chuckled at my good fortune and kept it moving. This year wasn’t any different than my previous episodes on this planet, except that my own mortality gave me theContinue reading “The act of living… On borrowed time.”
God doesn’t want to be in school, he wants to be in church – A rant
The commentary from former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee would have been laughable if it wasn’t so patently stupid. If you’re not privy to his take on the tragedy in Connecticut I’ll include it here for your reading pleasure: “We ask why there is violence in our schools, but we’ve systematically removed God from our schools.Continue reading “God doesn’t want to be in school, he wants to be in church – A rant”
Late night walk into history
One of the things that I’m proudest of as a parent has been instilling a strong sense of history in my son. A couple weeks ago we took a late night history stroll through some of the memorials in the District. The above picture of my son looking up at the Emancipation Proclamation serves asContinue reading “Late night walk into history”
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