I Love You Anyway

I want you, anyway. It seems in this life we constantly strive towards perfection. It’s part of the human condition I say, to constantly seek Better. I love us for this, for this painful striving. It’s a beautiful gift that births invention, evolution, and expansion. It’s a beautiful curse that takes us from gratitude toContinue reading “I Love You Anyway”

The Eyes of the Heart

It’s past midnight and I should be sleeping. I laid awake thinking about this thing that’s been bothering me. I rolled it around and around in my head. Trying to see it with my larger vision, trying to see the trail of ease and light flowing through it. But the more I looked, the moreContinue reading “The Eyes of the Heart”

High Altitude

Yesterday we hiked to the top of a mountain and it was beautiful. It’s my favorite hike here, with my favorite views. About a third of the way in, you walk through a forested area. I call this area sacred ground. There’s something there that I can just feel. It pulsates through the tree rootsContinue reading “High Altitude”

The Layers of Living

I crouched down into the grass and put my palms against the earth. My feet were wet from walking through the morning dew. I listened. It was quiet. I heard a couple of birds chirping and the distant hum of lawn mowers. I let the quiet take me in and whisper to me its secrets.Continue reading “The Layers of Living”

God in a Garden

I decided to go for a stroll around my neighborhood on my day off. There was still unexplored land to tread on. I let my curiosity guide me and ended up at the doors of an Episcopalian church. I cupped my hands around my eyes and peeked in through the glass doors. Churchy looking onContinue reading “God in a Garden”