Letting Go...To Grasp What Really Matters
“I walked across an empty land I knew the pathway like the back of my hand I felt the earth beneath my feet Sat by the river, and it made me complete. Oh, simple thing, where have you gone? I’m getting old, and I need something to rely on So tell me, when you’re gonna let me in I’m getting…
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“So young to be the words of your own song I know the rage in you is strong Write a world where we can belong To each other and sing it like no other.” -U2 “Tell me something bad that happened in the world today.” That was the request my daughter Natalie made every night, starting at age four. This…
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“Hold your own Know your name And go your own way.” -Jason Mraz, Details in the Fabric I had forty-five minutes to explore Waikiki Beach on foot before I needed to meet up with my family. It wasn’t a long time, but it was enough – it was enough to go to my place of peace with uplifting music and…
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“You think I’d leave your side, baby You know me better than that Think I’d leave you down when you’re down on your knees, I wouldn’t do that.” -Sade, By Your Side My cat Banjo and I were reunited on Friday night. I’d just brought him home from a three-day stay at the animal hospital. He was diagnosed with pancreatitis…
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“The way home This is always the way home So you can rip that map to shreds, my dear. This is not the love you’ve had before This is something else. This is not the same as other days This is something else.” -Snow Patrol, Life on Earth My daughter’s school recently requested baby pictures for the fifth-grade graduation party….
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“There’s an ocean inside my head Waves that don’t ever rest This kind of beauty ain’t ordinary You look, but do you really see? Won’t you take your time on me? ‘Cause we got nowhere else to be.” –Vance Joy The last gift my daughters opened on Christmas morning was from my parents. Inside the box was a tropical beach…
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“It is 7:30pm at night. We live across town from that hospital. The dad leaves. He calls his daughter the best nick… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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