Tomorrow the USA will celebrate it’s independence day from England. The declaration was signed on July 4th, 1776 but it was a long, hard fought war before freedom was acheived. This is a good reminder that anything that you really want may not come to you easily. It is also a good reminder to our…

I am grateful for the oasis I’ve been invited to for this holiday weekend. It awaits where the swallows are remembered romantically by the ink spots. I leave early tomorrow… It is an environment of LOVE that I am grateful for. #prayerhands

This past Sunday I was invited to a dock party, celebrating a neighbor’s 85th birthday. He is a very interesting gentleman, who has lived a very interesting life. He and I engaged in a lengthy conversation. I look forward to having many more with him. I am grateful for the opportunities that the lord brings…

I have wrestled with myself; wings perched in air—moving towards my finite end. I have held the lofty heights of my imagined dreams in castle clouds of ember hues… On bent knees, I read the journaling from my romantic youth, embarrassed by the haughty nature of innocence. I have played my requiem on repeat as…

As we get ready to move into the month of July, I am grateful that two of my big projects at the school are almost completed. It will be such a relief. Things are happening and we are moving forward. Life is good!

I am grateful for yet another beautiful day. And as the day comes to a close, I sit with those whose day was not so great. Challenging even. I shall have my days for sure… Today? Today was a good day… put it back the drawer. Lesson 153: In my defenselessness my safety lies.

I am grateful for the life blood that courses through my biology. I am grateful for the madness within that challenges me in waking moments. It is the challenge that keeps me seeking to awaken. I am grateful for the fire, the passion, the joyful abundance from which life springs and flows. I am grateful…

Gratitude Attitude I guess I am grateful for the wonderful group session that a family member had today. I am grateful I have tomorrow. Yeah… I’m sure of it.

I am grateful knowing that at work, at home and in life, I am not alone. If my problems feel great, there is someone that I can council with that has either endured what I feel or can help me see it differently; maybe it isn’t so bad. Since coming to work for The Academy…

…I was free. This world; us people—we are a mad mess. We’re prideful and so apt to not back away, back down, when the fires are burning. And we don’t seem to mind who gets burned. We just stoke them higher, believing we’ll walk away unscathed if we direct the fire away from us. But…

Within a period of two days the world has lost two giants in the music industry. Maybe you have heard of Sly Stone and Brian Wilson, maybe not. Without a doubt you have heard their music. Especially in the current state of our nation and all of the chaos that is being potrayed on media…

So far this has been a rough month at work; neighbors complaining about construction noise, employees quiting or being layed off, other employees having to be disciplined, it just has not been fun. In the end, I do know that I am appreciated and that it is just a job. If it was really bad,…