if i claim to be a friend…………….i have to be ready to change my plans…………….even it is just to hold a hand………….i am honored to be that man………..what i say has the value of a breeze…… what i do is like the trunk of a tree ready to shelter and stand in defense……if that is…

i would rather take the opportunity to humble myself instead of you confronting me and that happens if i am willing to be honest and admit i have a part in the current calamity…………..has nothing to do with blame rather taking responsibility for my actions to seek resolution…….. a person willing to admit and embrace…

there is nothing so rewarding as a disciplined tongue………………at times clinching ones’ teeth before any damage is done………..people may feel they know what you think but unless words are spoken it’s a guessing game……. there may be a time when an appraisal is due but for now it is probably best…….to feel good about being…

full of hope, full of grace, no longer separated from the human race………………..by admitting i had been left behind………….because i was afraid i wasn’t good enough…… to manage my doubt and fear i would use anything that was near…………sex……alcohol or drugs anything that would numb the reality of how painful it was to be me………………….…

only strong and courageous people can forgive, ……………….when they have clearly been injured………….because they understand the basic principal of acceptance and forward progress…….. i cannot move forward if i am tethered to the past……………”like” has no place in acceptance……and lack of forgiveness keeps me stuck……… first to forgive is a learned art practiced by people…

in the valley of the season when the sun resists to shine………i sit in a quiet place and wait for answers to come……….when my patience is exhausted and my wits near the end………….the walls of defiance i have built come tumbling down………..and i am able to hear again………. a clear voice comes not to me,…

we roll with the illusion that we have a grasp how things work and what will and won’t last………and something happens and our ideas get trashed……………..the necessity of faith…………… i couldn’t take it, i couldn’t go on if i didn’t feel there was something in charge and all the calamity and chaos i see……….is all…

when i talk about you………i talk about me…….what i see in you…….i have in me……..what i do to you i do to me………my behavior towards you always effects me, more than you………… when i lash out at you, i lash out at me…….i expect to offer understanding and grace that i don’t offer to you………………

i got the news and it took my breath…….there are no words to express how my heart goes out to you…….it is impossible to know why people do the things they do……..the nature of man is corrupt and left to our own devices we are evil…….we need guidance, direction and correction…………that’s where God comes in…….…

just a couple dogs or a cat……………..just a modest home with a roof that doesn’t leak…….just a couple of kids that love us unconditionally…………..just a job that isn’t perfect but keeps the lights on and plenty of food on the table, as i look at my gut……….just a few dollars in the bank in case…