By Brian, on May 24th, 2010 |
Life Needs An “Undo” Button
By Brian
If life had an “undo” button
Oh, how easy it would be
To never have to worry
About which path was right for me.
I could leap without looking;
Never consult with an advisor.
I could make mistakes so freely
And no one would be the wiser.
If I messed up, if I flubbed up,
If I screwed up royally,
I’d . . . → Read More: Life Needs An ‘Undo’ Button
By Brian, on February 25th, 2010 |
They saw the poor living in cardboard shacks, so they knocked the shacks down and built projects. Huge blocks of cement and glass towered over asphalt parking lots. Somehow it wasn’t much like home. Even home in a shack. “What do you expect?” they asked impatiently. “You’re too poor to live like us until you can . . . → Read More: But The Heart Said No
By Brian, on June 14th, 2009 |
I posted the following poem almost three years ago, but it is definitely worth repeating.
A Return To Loveby Marianne Williamson
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.We ask ourselves, Who . . . → Read More: This Little Light Of Mine…
By Brian, on April 9th, 2009 |
Friendship
by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik
Oh, the comfort,
The inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person,
Having neither to weigh thoughts,
Nor measure words,
But pouring them all right out just as they are,
Chaff and grain together,
Certain that a faithful hand
Will take and sift them,
Keep what is worth keeping,
And with a breath of kindness
Blow the . . . → Read More: Friendship
By Brian, on October 11th, 2008 |
A few weeks ago, Honey and I attended a piano recital at the university he attends. It was a warm Sunday afternoon as two music professors took the stage and played simultaneously for over an hour. The first few minutes were riveting, but slowly boredom crept its way in, and then sleepiness. Apparently I only enjoy . . . → Read More: This World's Joy
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