It would have been enough

“Just a little bit more.” “Then I’ll be enough.” Two quotes from two men from two different generations. Jim Carrey, as he announced the nominees and winner of best motion picture comedy, said he doesn’t just go to sleep as a regular guy. He goes to sleep as a two-time Golden Globe winner. And heContinue reading “It would have been enough”

Make peace

We fight who we hate. We hate who we fear. We fear who we don’t understand. We don’t understand who we don’t know. We don’t know who we turn away from. And, often times we turn away from anyone or anything that is different than us. Those who look different, speak a different language, practiceContinue reading “Make peace”

Welcome Wall

between two worlds I standfrozen, suspendeda refugee from my homelandthe childhood dreams have endedis there no place for me?no country, no homewhere I can just be?will we ever be free?guns and tyranny pushed us outwar violencei asked what it was aboutthey just forced our silenceunder a full moon we ranfear carried us awaywe didn’t haveContinue reading “Welcome Wall”

Masterpieces of imperfection

Beauty and value are in the eye of the beholder. This is obviously subjective, but when the beholder is also the creator, they have the exclusive right to determine what the true value of something is. You and I, being intricately knit together by our creator, carry an inherent worth that is far beyond whatContinue reading “Masterpieces of imperfection”

Liberation Day

An article I read this morning referred to the crushing losses seen in global markets as a “blood bath”. Fear is gripping the hearts and pockets of millions across our nation, and perhaps billions around the globe. The economy is being flipped on it’s head and kicked in the mouth. Uncertainty is an understatement, butContinue reading “Liberation Day”