We seem to be in a hurry in the world to make everyone else learn some lesson. It is hard to trust that others will learn without our intervention. How hard we convince ourselves, the tree grew because of our care.The truth is the tree did take advantage of our care...

The loss can be very intense sometimes and it may make you think about what really matters. There are so many ways of living life but they are not all equal and being able to have clarity on this gives tremendous peace of mind. Not to say I have figured it out but...

It is a lot of fun to follow an idea and let is unravel. Sometimes the thoughts are playful and create fun little ideas like this. The creative process takes me along when I let it. My frame of mind seems to lend space in the direction I suggest, which allows for many...

Much of the time my poems are thought to be sad, even though they may not have been intended to be. This one could be considered anxious or desperate but it is not quite that. I seek to describe how it feels to want to please those we love. if you are my norththen...

Battles rage in my heart and mind around what is right and good. Sometime those battles go far beyond what is useful and make me fear any mistakes. Bahá'u'lláh says that "True loss is for him whose days have been spent in utter ignorance of his self." This required a...

Have you ever said something and not made sure if it made sense to anyone else? That is what writing feels like often. I can read it and it make perfect sense but then I have not clue how others will see or understand it. Grief has made me wonder what I seek and it is...

What is the right way to deal with loss of a relationship? Because I believe in life after this, it makes me even more curious. To know how we relate to those who have left and what our future with them will be. This is the questions of my heart in the middle of the...

In the poetry of Rumi there is the story of a love who after much pain in search of his lover finds her at last. When she is found he is overjoyed but she is looking for ring in the sand. How much can we love others and not find that love in return. Maybe we love...

There is this weird voice in my heart that tells me I should know how to do everything right. It implies that I know everything already. The feeling that if I want to make God happy with my life then I should always get it right. Sometimes I need to remember that I...