We are all wet, but afloat, finally; the countless attempts to rise up notwithstanding; safe from the dire mire; waiting patiently for the cloud of sour adversity to pass; my white-feathered brother and I. We can now look up to the skies from where the perch came, the straw to grasp; and each other’s warm…Continue Reading “THERE IS HOPE”
Dear son, dear daughter,
I gave you life,
but I cannot live it for you.
Do not spend it
at the mercy of grief and self loathe,
but sit on the lawn, gazing proudly at the moon
and belch out loudly, saying “I’ll live my life,
in such a way that will make my father proud.”
Dear daughter, dear son,
I can teach you many things,
but I cannot make you learn.
Your fate is intact so far,
it is not cracked yet.
Do not let your dreams
flow into leaking jars;
but just like stars,
learn to speak your truth quietly,
and shine in silence;
learn to dream big,
in a world that is unjust and unfair.
God tells us in Matthew 6:25-34,
“Do not worry about
what you will eat or drink;
Do not worry about
what you will wear.
Can any one of you by worrying
add a single hour to your life?”
Therefore, take a step back;
interrogate yourself,
and decide that you’ll stop worrying
and start living.
And in order to start living once more
Continue Reading "Do Not Worry, Be Happy"The dawn of every new day comes with a hope that is infectious and communicable to all humanity. It is a genuine hope that is prominently displayed on the faces of the people on crowded streets downtown every morning of every day of every year.
The hope that comes with the dawn of a new day makes humanity, extremely busy and enthusiastic, with the expectation that today’s achievements will be greater than those of yesterday. They start the day with renewed zeal;
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