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Dreams
Dreams Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly. Hold fast to dreams For when dreams go Life is a barren field Frozen with snow. Langston Hughes "… -
If I can stop one heart from breaking
IF I can stop one heart from breaking,I shall not live in vain;If I can ease one life the aching,Or cool one pain,Or help one fainting robinUnto his nest again,I shall not live in vain. Emily Dickinson "The unexami… -
The Road Not Taken
The Road Not TakenTWO roads diverged in a yellow wood,And sorry I could not travel bothAnd be one traveler, long I stoodAnd looked down one as far as I couldTo where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as ju… -
You and Your life and Your dreams
In addition to Mary Oliver's poem, I'll be posting a couple more poems over the next few days that pertain to the current topic of "What do You/I want to accomplish with our lives". Hopefully they'll inspire and challeng… -
Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?
The Summer Day Who made the world? Who made the swan, and the black bear? Who made the grasshopper? This grasshopper, I mean-- the one who has flung herself out of the grass, the one who is eating sugar out of my hand, w… -
What do I want to accomplish with my life?
Have you watched the film Dead Poets' Society (with the fabulous Ethan Hawke, drop-dead gorgeous Robert Sean Leonard and "I'm so jealous of his talent" Robin Williams)? "Carpe Diem..." "Sucking all the bone marrow out of… -
What do you want to accomplish with your life?
What do you really want to accomplish with your life?I think about that all the time. It troubles me to no end that I can possibly live an entire lifetime, and have never lived at all. I don't want to just exist. I want … -
Living Waters
I will come to you parched and dry I will come to you parched and dryMy mouth open wideDesperate and sucking on my last strawsFor any tinge of moistureAre you my oasis or just a mirage?This is my last crawlA lie would ki… -
Passion
Passion1often capitalized a: the sufferings of Christ between the night of the Last Supper and his death b: an oratorio based on a gospel narrative of the Passion2obsolete : suffering3: the state or capacity of being ac… -
What are you thankful for today?
Today I'm thankful for...1. My new landlord coming by in 2 hours to let me sign the lease and whatnot so I will not be homeless and I can go to the bathroom without carrying 200 boxes of junk with me.2. Mocha Hazelnut Ti… -
Church Anecdote
So, like any sincere Christian or self-righteous Pharisee out there, I went to church today. My team was also rostered to take care of the awesome 1-3 year olds of my church, so off I went. (Little kids are great. They l… -
Let's talk SEX
Inspired by the post on Revelife on vacationing alone with your romantic partner while on 'single status', I am going to jot down some thoughts on sex. Sex is not dirty nor sinful. It is a wonderful gift from God that te… -
What are you currently reading?
I had an awful start to my day today (long story) and it made me really annoyed and upset with myself. To stop myself from getting into a public brawl with myself, I went to a bookstore after work. Books make me happy. I… -
If you could only be remembered with one word, what word would it be?
"Mad." MUCH madness is divinest senseTo a discerning eye;Much sense the starkest madness.’T is the majorityIn this, as all, prevails.Assent, and you are sane;Demur,—you ’re straightway dangerous,And handled with a chain.… -
Why I know there is a God: Part 1
I was a depressed, angry, frustrated, staunch atheist (I believed that God does NOT exist) for most of my teenage years. I guess before that, I was an agnostic (I believed that maybe there is a God, but I wasn't sure). S… -
Happy Fathers' Day
A father’s heart that aches for me. Outstretched arms of sacrifice. No questions, no terms, no payback scheme. The sweat, the blood, the sleepless nights, The pain, the sighs, the tears, the price They are all his and … -
Art of the World
Recently, I've started to take my camera around, taking random pictures of flowers, leaves, trees, and whatever beautiful thing that appears before me. I have no talent in photography and doubt I'll be headlining a photo… -
"How funny of the fallen ones"
How funny of the fallen ones To claim goodness with their guns. To show off with false fearlessness And be bravely godless like they’re faultless. How ridiculous of the fallen saints To market God like game for gains… -
What is the oldest piece of clothing you own?
Am almost 11-year-old blue checkered shirt (country-style) with sleeves that roll up and you can button up the rolled up sleeves. I thought that was the coolest thing ever when I was 13 in 1997, and begged my dad for mon… -
Preachy Preachians
"There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but the same God works all of them in all men." 1 Corinthians 12:4… -
Things I wonder about
War: What makes people go to war? Is it ever justified? Are the pacifists right? Is the ongoing Iraq War right? I read aloud Siegfried Sassoon's A Soldier's Declaration again, six years after I first read it, and it made…
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