I happen to have been born a straight male, and yet I don’t have to be gay or bi or trans to stand with my LGBTQ+ brothers & sisters in their struggle for justice & equality … In point of fact, I don’t have to be anything to stand up for what is Right and […]
And then there are those days when life seems “broken” — those mornings when we simply wake up “on the wrong side of the bed” … These are the days when it seems like nothing we do makes any difference — when we are sure that no one is listening and even fewer really Care; […]
“As soon go kindle fire with snow, as seek to quench the fire of Love with words.” ~ William Shakespeare
Oftentimes, the only way we can truly help another person is to simply to let them go; to accept that the path they have currently chosen is the necessary one for their lives at that point in time. And this is often especially true in those times when we most wish for them to follow […]
“The fortress that I’ve painstakingly constructed all these years is fundamentally ruptured … Love is beaming through the cracks. And my Love for everything around me [is beaming right back].” ~ Heather Peroni We’ve been building fortresses against pain & disappointment all our lives. We’ve been surrounding ourselves with material comforts & “our kind of […]
Shadow is sorrow & want … The Light is Joy & Gratitude (the verb). Shadow is supporting cruelty … The Light is living Compassion. Shadow is condemnation … The Light is Forgiveness. Shadow is intolerance … The Light is Kindness. Shadow is hatred … The Light is Empathy. Shadow is fear … The Light is […]
“Love doesn’t sit there like a stone, it has to be made, like bread; remade all of the time, made new.” ~ Ursula K. Le Guin