It has been a long year, this 2016. This election cycle and its results and plenty of painful challenges at work have left me a little ragged and feeling tired and worn out. It hasn’t been all bad. I’ve learned a lot, both from the election and the many conversations that it has provoked, and from the challenges at work that have provided areas of growth I might not have heeded otherwise. And I have been surrounded by a rich group of really good friends and family that have encouraged and counselled me, and for that I am profoundly grateful.…
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wild irrational arcs and incoherent musings dance in the storied recesses of my mind … — 3/30/10 – 129 #poetry
the warmth of your touch is a thrill to set my heart beating the feel of your fingertips is a world to encapsulate my hopes and dreams — 4/1/10 – 132 #poetry #love
potential paths reveal themselves glittering in the summer sun converging prospects to be taken or denied till at last a culmination and just one path before you lies — 3/31/10 – 130 #poetry
my heart beats a palpable breath a sinking drop, an oxygen starved gasp for air, the pressure a sweet agony of tightness expanding in the effusive cavity of the soul — 3/31/10 – 131 #favorite
Psalm 1 has much to offer in the way of perspective on living, and how to be successful. For the Christian, it distills the basic ethos of our philosophy, to know Him and by knowing to love Him. The psalm does not promise a specific level of blessing, but rather a way of living that improves life. Below are my thoughts, broken down by verse. What does it mean to be “blessed”? The Hebrew word (H835) is “esher” and is derived from (H833) “ashar” which means to “be straight”. When used figuratively, “ashar” means to go forward (because the way…
shaded shadows on the dappled lawn convey a canvas of deepening green as cool breezes kiss the growing grass and whisper the return of spring — 3/29/10 – 128
it was innervating the rush, the blood pumping a mind sharp and focused you don’t feel the pain just the heat radiating off your chest — 3/26/10 – 125