“But what does it look like?” a friend asked me, when we talked about my ‘dust to gold blog. “all good and I get the idea … but in reality … what does it look like in someone’s life, in your life?”. a big question that cannot be answered simply and I guess, in the … Continue reading look
love
dust to gold
Kintsugi is the practice of fixing broken ceramics with gold or some other precious metal. that is, including the precious metal in the paste that is used to repair the broken item. this not only restores the item so that it can be used for its original purposes, but it also further enhances and adds … Continue reading dust to gold
one another
Say the word ‘love’ and most people imagine couples in love. usually young couples. usually young couples holding hands in that state of euphoric exciting new relationship at the beginning of a journey. we rarely imagine an old couple who have been together for a number of years who are struggling and arguing. we rarely … Continue reading one another
when love is silent
Sometimes, when love is silent, it is a good thing. it can be measured,sometimes, better in its quiet moments, seasons. it is seen better, understood more clearly, maybe even appreciated and valued a little more when it is not full in its intensity. silent does not need to mean absent. it need not mean dead … Continue reading when love is silent
direction
which to settle for ... to be known little and loved well or to be known well and loved little ... my heart ... my heart ... oh my heart ...
books
How many religious books does it take to build a wall? and no matter how old and how beautiful and inspired they may be, how many lives will it take to break down that wall? is the value of what the words say more precious than the spirit they convey? is the value of the … Continue reading books
right
What will you do to prove you are right? what will it take, when you are right, to make your point. and is being right the most important? has, being right, doing right, being on the side of right, knowing what is right, ensuring others follow what is right ever been able to cure our … Continue reading right
grafted
There I lay, among so many others like me, in my death unknowing. the debris of other lives and of time around us. in our own darkness where we witnessed second hand light not knowing that it was second hand, not knowing what living was because our lives were shrouded in death and we thought … Continue reading grafted
fool’s gold
only a fool believes that love will win out in the end. only a fool hopes that people really do have hearts of flesh and that they will care enough to care beyond themselves. only a fool longs for forgiveness and graciousness that wash out all trace of hurt and pain. only a fool attempts … Continue reading fool’s gold
context
It is so easy to think ourselves as smarter or better or even wiser in our own context. it’s so easy to think we know it all and that we can solve problems simply. but I wonder if it were all turned upside down for us? I wonder if we were picked up and dropped … Continue reading context
cracked not broken 