The freedom of a child turns first to love. Innocence demands inclusion for all. In a child’s heart, there is no separation between us but the surface of our skin. The child’s heart does not see colors of skin or deviant actions (The blackening of Souls). The child’s heart does not understand violence born of … Continue reading
Hate me, blame me, please
I have learned that if something goes wrong for me , in some measure it’s my fault. Even if there are valid reasons why I made a mistake, I’m still involved in the mistake. Damage was done and I had a hand in it. People blame one another all day long for various things gone … Continue reading
These Days, Your Days
God made the Sun. God made the rain. God made the joy AND God made the pain. God made the snow And the ice And the cold. And isn’t the reflection Found in your soul? Give praise in the Sun! Give praise in the rain! Give praise in the joy, And all throughout the pain! … Continue reading
Dignity
No one digs a grave for the broken rotting tree. Exposing its inward parts, it lays exposed for all to see. Though it gave shelter and shade, and a break from the troubling winds, dignity in its trouble escapes its mortal grasp. Gone unnoticed all its hundred years, it goes unnoticed by the caring hands … Continue reading
Define Accomplishment
They say: I’m a good dancer. I know how to make lots of money. I can do cartwheels. I know how to drive fast. I know all the fashions. I know why everything works. I can predict a storm. I know human nature. They say, an endless bevy of useless accomplishments. For certainly age and … Continue reading
NOW
Such an intriguing problem I see with people. Being so greatly familiar with regret, they dwell on it everyday. At the same time they set their eyes, with anxious hearts, toward the things they desire. All the while they minimize the Now. “I hate who I was and what became of my behavior.” So they … Continue reading
