Month: January 2018

"Eventually the dying man takes his final breath, but first checks his news feed to see what he's bout to miss. And it occurs to him a little late in the game, we leave as clueless as we came from rented heavens to the shadows in the cave, we'll all be wrong someday" - Father … Continue reading We’re Both Wrong / We’ll Be Okay →

67 Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I keep your word. 68 You are good and do good; teach me your statutes - Psalm 119:67-68 There is value in suffering. The spiritual principle of our upside down savior states that obedience comes from affliction. Perhaps this is because it leads us back … Continue reading Even When It Hurts, I Praise →

We like the promise a new year brings. It screams that anything might be possible and that yesterday has lost its grip on our future. Yet, in our exuberance for the annual changing of the calendar, we often make undisciplined resolutions. I mean, they are well intentioned, for any step toward self-growth is a noble … Continue reading BIG Is Overrated →

The gentle rising and piercing throb of a headache woke me up this morning. Per the usual ritual, I reached for the migraine medicine before starting on a second "emergency" cup of coffee. As it continues, I will eventually reach for my beloved ice pack. The faint pulse grows stronger, then subsides, but not entirely. … Continue reading Monday Morning Migraine →

So I'm doing it . . . I'm changing my 2017 self into a much more advanced version. To do this, I hear one must make resolutions and they must do so on the first day of the year, lest you be set up for continued failure until next year. I took the majority of … Continue reading Ridiculous Resolutions →