Two chocolate wafers. Sweet, creamy filling. Twist it apart and dunk it in milk until it soaks in. Just before it crumbles, pop the whole thing in your mouth and enjoy. Then repeat the process multiple times. Who doesn’t love an oreo cookie? Well, when I was a kid I hated oreos. It may haveContinue reading “Lessons in Oreos”
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Making peace with your self
An anxious and shell-shocked heart beats in the chest of humanity, war-torn by a world bent on destroying it’s very will to live. Thriving doesn’t even feel like an option to a soul just gasping for oxygen. In the dark depths of our human existence the thought of true peace on earth seems like aContinue reading “Making peace with your self”
Real life living
When I was a kid, we used to joke that my mom’s workouts were just sitting, watching exercise videos. She didn’t actually do any exercise at all, but just watched the videos. There is something in us that can believe that if we think about something, we’re actually doing it. Or we may even goContinue reading “Real life living”
Expectations: Pt 2
So there we were, in the Emergency Room parking lot in Monterey. My family was tired, hungry, and legitimately concerned that Dad may end up getting admitted either for cardiac arrest, mental health, or possibly both. (In case you missed my last post “Expectations: Pt. 1”, you might want to scroll to read that oneContinue reading “Expectations: Pt 2”
Expectations: Pt 1
March 21, 2015. The day lives in infamy in our household. My wife and kids remember it with full range of emotions; trauma and joy, confusion and relief. It was in a span of a few hours that afternoon that I had my own near-death experience. My family remembers it well. We rented a minivanContinue reading “Expectations: Pt 1”
One Love One Voice 