I became a vegetarian six years ago. At the time, I had been eating vegetarian for months but I was reluctant to take the plunge and officially become a “vegetarian”. “What if I changed my mind?” I wondered. Well, starting January 2011, I decided to give it a try. “I can always revert back to being a meat eater,” I […]
“We tell true stories that save lives.” This, my friend told me, was the mission statement of a church that she knew. “We tell true stories that save lives.” I let the words sink in, cascading into the crevices of my soul. Yes, I thought, that is my task. That’s why I started my blog, because sometimes the heartbreak and […]
The trouble with the mind is that it sees like a bird but walks like a man. And things at the surface move fast, needing to be gathered. While things at center move slow, needing to be perceived. What I mean is if you want to see the many birds, you can gather them in a cage and wonder why […]
“Today, like every other day, we wake up empty and frightened. Don’t open the door to the study and begin reading. Take down a musical instrument. Let the beauty we love be what we do. There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground.” -Rumi Let the beauty we love be what we do. As the news blares on about […]
