Freedom is a word we use so often, yet rarely pause to understand. At its root, it comes from ideas of liberation and being made free—a kind of release or emancipation. And embedded in that meaning is something worth noticing: if there is freedom, then there must first be something to be freed from. FreedomContinue reading “What True Freedom Looks Like”
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The Gift of Boredom
That age-long feeling called boredom can be surprisingly difficult to sit with. We often treat it like an enemy—something to outrun, drown out, or replace as quickly as possible. Phones come out. Noise is summoned. Plans are made. Anything to avoid that quiet, empty feeling. What if boredom isn’t here to punish you, but toContinue reading “The Gift of Boredom”
Salvation is Now
All I can do is write. To write more and think less, for the complex patterns wound by the mental activity of thinking only makes things harder than they really are. In moments when what appears to be your weakness stares you in the face and your mind accusingly points at you, to where canContinue reading “Salvation is Now”
Why you can have hope in spite of your circumstances
One thing that people usually run out of is hope. This is especially the case when the circumstances of their life look bleak and dismal. In such times, they see no light at the end of the tunnel, and no silver lining in the clouds. And we all experience this from time to time. ButContinue reading “Why you can have hope in spite of your circumstances”
A New Paradigm of Grief (Form to Formless)
So I went for a funeral today and I had one of the most insightful moments of my life. It isn’t anything new. I’ve heard it before in so many ways but not quite in the way I did today. Someone I knew had passed away in one of the most unexpected ways. Most ofContinue reading “A New Paradigm of Grief (Form to Formless)”
