So what is my definition of the American Dream? It involves me sitting on a porch in the midst of a warm summer, drinking a mint julep or a frosty glass of ice water while in my rocking chair staring at the empty space between myself and a blossoming cherry tree without a care in [...]
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The American Dream – To Hope is to Dream
Posted in Reflection on April 23, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Random Thoughts on Windows and Reflective Surfaces
Posted in Reflection on February 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
A 2 way mirror seems to be all about perspective. We seem to feel protected when we can see through the window and feel vulnerable when reflecting. Knowledge of Self – When we know it’s a 2 way mirror, we worry. When we know it’s a mirror, we open up. When we aren’t sure, we [...]
Changing Perceptions of Changing
Posted in Reflection on November 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Very rarely do we ever think about this subject, change. It’s an idea, a subconscious afterthought or glimmer of a concern, at least until we need to change. I believe there to be a misconception with this though, that we are missing the entire point of change and how much we actually affect the flow [...]
My Projection
Posted in Living Hard, Loving Hard, Reflection on November 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I’ll start off with a thought: I am not me, I am merely a projection. Recently I traveled to St. Louis for a funeral, a woman that was very dear to me. As I sat there in the church, I found myself observing as well as getting lost in a thought that carried with me [...]
The Mourning Sun
Posted in Reflection on November 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I woke up this morning still tired and beaten from the days that just passed me by, the rain clouds have scattered and now the sunlight is peeking through. This is the Mourning Sun. A play on words? Definitely. The morning sun is the one that feels brighter than the rest, almost blinding. The morning [...]
Perceive Greatness, Create Much More
Posted in About Me, Living Hard, Loving Hard, Reflection on October 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
We must defy convention and never have fear of the next step. Move forward even when knocked back, be not afraid of the path we’ve chosen but the consequences of not seeing it out. Change will never be sudden regardless of how open minded we feel we are, it is worked towards until the goal [...]
The Life I Love, The Life I Live (Part 3)
Posted in Living Hard, Loving Hard, Reflection on September 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
**First I would like to add a disclaimer for those who have been reading this series of writings or have been following my writings (which I dearly appreciate). My writings are not written about myself, they are often inspired by what I am observing. Friends, family and strangers alike. My inspiration for the entries come [...]
Depression: Life the Spirograph (Part 2)
Posted in Living Hard, Loving Hard, Reflection on September 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
As I continue on the topic of depression, I will talk about the overall feeling of “out of control”. If you’ve ever owned a spirograph or seen a coin spiraling down one of those donation tubs then you know what I’m talking about and two cheers because that’s awesome. For those of you who can’t [...]
Depression: The War of Balance (Part 1)
Posted in Living Hard, Loving Hard, Reflection on September 12, 2011 | 1 Comment »
First off, I’d like to start off by defining what Depression is: According to the A.D.A.M. Medical Encyclopedia it is defined as – Depression may be described as feeling sad, blue, unhappy, miserable, or down in the dumps. Most of us feel this way at one time or another for short periods. True clinical depression is a mood [...]
Bowl of Water: How to Deal with Rising Expectations
Posted in Reflection on September 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Imagine an empty bowl. Before anything is put inside this bowl it feels expansive as we imagine how we will fill this space. Now let’s pretend that we are holding a jug of water, this jug represents what’s yet to come and the water represents expectations. Independently our jug of water will perfectly fill out [...]
