but a simple wave

amidst the flutter of the leaves

the changing of the seasons

whirling and swirling

I stopped

...

actually, it was more like someone stopped me

with a wave

she looked with smiling eyes and a knowing grin

with a wave

and then we moved on

but in that moment we saw each other

we actually saw each other

with a wave

...

do you stop?

do you wave?

do you see each other?





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day5

in an effort to combat our own ignorance and presuppositions, it is important to expand our own capacities of understanding and compassion by educating ourselves in realms other than our preference

so today, read an article or blog or chapter of a book with a differing view than you usually do. or, if you rarely ever read -start today. maybe that book you've been putting off for a while or one that was recommended by a friend.

day4

no special significance to this being the 100th post, but here it is...

for many of us (myself included) - we've developed this sense of entitlement

and it goes far beyond human rights - our view of 'standard of living' has become so perverted and bloated

along with this entitlement complex, there's a thanklessness deep within the recesses of our hearts

so, today - say 'thank you' for something and actually mean it.

day3

acknowledging that this is no mundane task approached flippantly...

today, begin the process of forgiving that person.

yes, they may do it again. yes, it still hurts.

but your lack of forgiveness is doing nothing but make you a bitter and angry person (and most likely, as a result - you're the one hurting others)

"To forgive is to set someone free and then find out it's you." - Rob Bell

day2

as the journey continues toward becoming decent human beings we arrive at day2

with the sheer amount of negativity, pessimism and hate in our world, let us bring positivity, optimism and love.

these measures we take are seemingly insignificant - but compounded can change our world one step at a time.

some may be silly or juvenile. while others may have depth we hesitate to go.

...

today, write that text, email, or letter that you've been meaning to but haven't gotten around to (you know the one I mean...)

day1

I am awake. but am yet waking still.

the dawn is approaching and I welcome it's warmth.


today. one step closer.

by God's grace I will take another tomorrow.

...

smile at a complete stranger (but in a non-creepy way)
what if you loved that person?

dear future self

I wish I could explain what life is like to you, because I know you will have forgotten the details and left only with vague feelings

I'm confused whether to write in the past or present tense...so I'm choosing the present

overall, life is good - actually quite good, though there is a sneaking suspicion that it's not all that it could be yet...

I hope you're better than me
I hope you're wiser
I hope you're more gentle (is gentler a word?)
I hope you're faith is greater
I hope your love is more full (fuller?)

I'm trying to do things/ change things to bring about these improvements for you - but I get lazy and complacent

speaking of which - sorry for the poor dietary choices that I have made
are you more wrinkly now?
how's the hair situation?

...

have you found the secret yet?

is God close? or are you far?

do you walk with Jesus?

say hi to my wife and kids for me.

strangers on an elevator

awkwardness no longer bothers me
in a weird, sitcom-esque way - I actually enjoy it

you know those moments that if someone else was there - you'd be killing yourselves laughing?
but it's just you - so it makes a lame story for later instead

these situations are funny because they are quite common, so most of us understand them

our physicality matters
we have a body
we have a presence
and that matters
don't ask me why - but it does

as I sit here in front of my computer, my presence is disembodied in relation to you as you read this

but...

in an elevator - our bodies matter
and there's an unspoken etiquette to how we use them

I won't go into the etiquette now - but think about your last elevator ride

for most people, there is a slight exchange of glances
a chit and/or a chat - typically weather related
a brief question on you desired destination (sounding so much more exotic than just floor)
and then silence

oh...that silence

and in that silence - so many things are said, thought and felt

I have a soul - you have a soul

and in some mysterious way - our bodies are comingled with our souls

how we use our bodies is important, as they are a remarkable reflection of the soul within

but what gets me is how our bodies can be mere inches apart and yet our souls are millions of miles away

and so we ride this metallic box in this urban landscape towards our next exotic destination having never 'engaged' the souls we ride with

but there are those brief, fleeting moments of deep significance that occur from time to time where our souls, screaming to be heard, have transcended to the surface - gasping for breath

and it happens - connection. inexplicable connection with another soul

we thirst for this

but maybe we're just strangers on an elevator...

attune

character and perspective rarely come easy

I'm not saying I have either - but can appreciate the pain-staking process in obtaining them

driving away from the hospital yesterday, there was this moment of clarity

you know those times where you feel like you can see for the first time what's always been there but you didn't notice?
like your senses are attune to a new song, a new fragrance and a new texture all at once?

that was yesterday

I wish I could describe it for you...

why does it take death to remind me to live?

character and perspective rarely come easy, but rather through a painful ascent

may I not forget this song too soon - may I sing of its words everyday

may I die everyday to rise up to life

...

there are those that I love with a parents' heart
and I don't know what it will take to wake them

what will it take to wake you?