the hourglass

the hourglass

I watched the sand in an hour glass today fill up the bottom by sacrificing the top. I couldn’t look away. It was fascinating and thought provoking. The sand fell unceremoniously. If fell consistently, without fanfare or any excitement. If I didn’t watch it, it would...
I’m busy and have no time

I’m busy and have no time

You might hear someone say this today or perhaps it will be you that utters these unfortunate words. I’m busy and I have no time. Busy and no time. Emily Dickinson beautifully and poignantly exposed the folly of this statements in her poem The Chariot. She wrote,...
begin

begin

There is no better time than to begin or begin again, and it no matter, today is the day where you start or continue what you started. A journey of a thousand steps begins with the first one. This one. The one you’re going to take today, which will lead to the one...
right now

right now

Right now. That’s all there really is. Right now. We have a strange concept of time. In our minds we are able to travel long distances into the past and travel far into the future. We are able to evoke feelings and imagine what life will be like or to experience the...
the inevitability of your death

the inevitability of your death

Death is never an easy subject to broach or discuss. It makes us sad and uncomfortable, yet I think dealing with death is at the heart of our human potential and happiness. I’m not talking about dealing with death when someone we are close to dies or when we attend a...
why not you?

why not you?

You sometimes feel like a fraud. You hide yourself away from people and from real experiences because deep down although you want to realize your dreams, you feel that you are not good enough and that you don’t deserve what other people always manage to find. You fear...