Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. I won’t be able to go home, but I’m still thankful for so many things.
I’m thankful for the life that I have. For the ability to breath, to drink, to eat, to smile, to sleep (and wake up), to ponder, to wonder, to feel. So thanks for my life. Thanks for my [...]
Thanks
The Hand of God is Upon Me
It dawned on me slow yet strongly
The thought and longing – the hand of God is upon me.
Despite the wrongs that I spawn, seeds
That grow into scrawny long green weeds
The hand of God is upon me.
It moves me along like a rook or a pawn
Or a knight or a king, in dreams and in songs.
Despite [...]
Ecclesiastes 1
1 The words of the Teacher, [a] son of David, king in Jerusalem:
2 “Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher. “Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.”
3 What does man gain from all his labor at which he toils under the sun?
4 Generations come and generations go, but the earth remains forever.
5 The sun rises and the sun sets, [...]
Burying Yourself?
Image taken from Wikipedia Commons.
Worries build up and fears grow. Problems multiply and burdens increase. Insecurities and uncertainty is everywhere you turn. In your heart and in your mind, there is no sunshine, only grey skies. You feel like a stunned farmer helplessly watching her crops being devoured by swarms of locust. Or like you’re [...]
I Can Only Praise Him
Lately, I had been particularly stressed out. I’ve been behind on reading. My outlines are barely started. I still don’t have a job for the summer. I’ve got to get a new place for next school year. I haven’t given any thought to what courses I will take next year. I have no real preference [...]
