The only way to take flight

Even a bird must have its feet planted firmly on the ground

in order to take flight.

More and Less

The path will still be here tomorrow.

Sit down and enjoy the dew. And the scent of the wet leaves and damp earth.

Those will be gone by afternoon.

On finding balance...

On finding balance between knowing today could be my last.
And the likelihood that it is not:

I set goals of kindness, not of accomplishments. But find joy in individual actions; the puzzle pieces that, if I live long enough, will make a whole.

Because with each passing day, my likelihood changes.

One Billion Dollars

Every human needs to have a need.

Something to shoot for.

For most, those needs are temporal. Mundane.

They keep us busy from birth until we die.

For others, needs must be created.

If you had one billion dollars, what needs would your create for yourself?

Now forget the money.

This is a good place to begin your life.

Through Darkness

It's not that you can't see light in the dark. In fact, in the darkness, it's easiest to see light. But creating light in the midst of darkness usually means that first, there is abject darkness. It's during that abject darkness that we rely on our other senses to guide us to the source of the light. 

We stand still. We listen. We feel. We sense. And eventually we find the candle and a match.

Time

Time.

Fleeting, but it's all we've got.

Be Careful

Be Careful.

Two of the most insidious, demoralizing, soul-crushing words in the English language. They are manifestations of the speaker's own anxieties and failures and teach us to fear the unknown. It is a transference of a type of neurosis, however well-intended.

Next time someone says: "Be Careful!" Ask, "Of what?"