As of late, sunflowers and samurais have been very meaningful to me. What do sunflowers and samurais have to do with one another you may ask? Both provide a picture of the dance between death and life. If you’ve been following this blog, you know that a major theme it touches on is life coming … Continue reading A Lesson from Sunflowers and Samurais
Lord of the Rings
The Song of the Sea and the Longing that it Brings
Why are all drawn to the ocean? It is by by the ocean that most men make their dwelling. For the ocean sings a song, whispering a message lost long ago from the ancient of days. . . a message we know innately as children but is lost as we grow older. . . a … Continue reading The Song of the Sea and the Longing that it Brings
Where Dreams Go to Die
You hear the call, the call to go into the barren place, that place we know as the desert. Fear rushes to the soul as memories of the harsh desert sun beating on your skin and the cold night wind biting at your face and fingers returns to your mind, making the hairs on your … Continue reading Where Dreams Go to Die
When Heroes and Villains are Born
Every hero and villain is born in the desert. Both, like the rest of humanity, are in as much control of the circumstances of their lives as a fly's ability to cast Mars into another galaxy. They cannot control what happens in their lives, but they can control how they respond. Tragedy knocks at the … Continue reading When Heroes and Villains are Born
Gifts from the Desert 