Sometimes my head hurts from just being awake and being bombarded by thoughts and visions, decisions and problems that battle for immediate attention. Even in sleep I cannot find rest. Even in my unconscious mind the battle rages and wars are fought with and by ghosts of the past in dramas of the future melding … Continue reading SOMETIMES
peace
conflict
Haters of conflict should not be confused with lovers of peace. Gandhi reminded us that ‘peace is not the absence of conflict …’. but do we have to have conflict to know peace? perhaps we should add that peace is not simply the absence of conflict. sometimes, conflict (within your own soul and/or externally, with … Continue reading conflict
reached
Imagine ... if every nation agreed to, for one month in the year ... even the shortest month of the year ... set aside half of their budget for armament and instead used it to overcome world poverty ... i wonder what impact this would have? i wonder, if we actually did this, if it … Continue reading reached
ripple
You don't know what is going on in another's life. today, someone may be rude to you, they might ignore you or do something that offends you, they might look at you funny, they might make you angry and leave you feeling annoyed by their actions or looks or words. so now you have a … Continue reading ripple
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
speak
We only have today, if we are lucky enough to even have that. we just don’t know when it will be our last chance to say a kind word, to encourage, to absolve, to reconcile, to love. so, do it now. Say it now. no need to wait. let go of whatever it is that … Continue reading speak
one
But what difference will i make? i am only one. i am small and insignificant. i am no different from anyone else. yet the life force within, the 'thing' that is bigger than me kept whispering in the wind to the very soul of me ... "trust me ... others have gone before and others … Continue reading one
cracked not broken 