The wind used to be my enemy. Or so my perception taught me. It came with its unforgiving claws and snatched away the very ground I stood on, leaving me falling, helpless with only the air it left behind to grasp onto. It snatched my sanity. It wasn’t until I noticed one night how the …
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Sand
Searing wind whistles through my tangled hair as sand slaps my face. My lips are cracked, and I can feel the crinkles in the corners of my eyes from too much squinting. I’ve been in this hot wasteland for longer than I care to admit. I look out from behind dancing strands of hair and …
Trees
Beams of gold-flecked light sift through the trees as if through a sieve Reflecting the hidden glow in my soul It pulses like a heart, a candle in the dark, as I Weave through this mysterious forest at the birth of dusk And I’m learning how to trust, forging a way through this dirt at …
Grace
What if we embraced the ability to offer grace, To look at our own faces and see the maps that lead to hope Instead of the scars around our throats Closing them off like a void, depriving the world of our voice? What if we could learn to release the glory inside itching to be …
The Quest for Significance
Why are writers so afraid? I seem to face a demagogy of unfounded and unexplainable fears throughout a given week, and I just don’t understand. Why the barrage? Why can’t I just enjoy life and live in the moment and stop. worrying. worrying. worrying? It’s like a tick is scratching away at my brain. I …
Becoming Yourself
Sometimes in my life, it feels like I’m standing on a sinking boat. Or maybe it’s a sinking dock. I often don’t even remember if I ever left the dock; all I can see is that whatever I’ve relied on to hold me up is disintegrating. I spend so much time trying to hold everything …
Interview with an Artist: Author James L. Rubart
I am very excited to introduce you today to one of my favorite fiction writers, James L. Rubart. I have to say I’m proud that he comes from my hometown. James writes deeply engaging stories that explore the spiritual realm in very intriguing and relatable ways, laced with powerful themes of freedom and healing. You …
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Step Away
Sometimes I don’t even realize I’m walking away from something good, from something I want. It just happens. A thought triggers an action and all the sudden I wonder where I’ve gone. Where is the love that holds my fragile pieces together? Why don’t I feel that presence I used to? Why am I not …
Life on the Edge
It’s amazing how comfortable the edge can feel when you know who you are. When all former needs, expectations, and wounds are left behind. When you’ve instead chosen to embrace the new creation inside of you, the one that is whole and entirely secure no matter what loss once tried to take from you. When …
Control, Our Worst Enemy
I’ve written a lot about the issue of control on my blog, but I want to explore this topic some more, because I see it as a root of so many of our struggles. I believe that this need we all feel to be in control is the number one thing that separates us from …
Denica McCall 