Like the particular person in the golf scenario, we may not be present when there is an opening for Grace in our lives. Our thoughts may lead us astray from where, when and how Grace is being called forth. If so, we may miss playing in that round of the game of life at that time on that particular day. But, the ultimate starter, God, is truly always calling our names to engage in, with and as Grace. And, we can continually call it forth as our way of living by being in constant alignment with our true nature as living expressions of God.

Grace, like our lives, is everlasting. It is, like God, inexhaustibly repeatable and unlimited – in number or by degree. There is an unending invitation to be teamed up with Grace as we head out onto any particular course of action. We just need to be willing and available to show up as an answer to its abiding call.

Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forward.

“the 10,000-hour rule trumps God-given talent in every field.” And what is that 10,000 hour-rule? Practice.

Innervisions, Feb 16

Poem #3

I gather up

each sound

you left behind

and stretch them

across our bed.

each night

I breathe you

and become high.

- Sonia Sanchez

sometimes it dawns on us slowly, despite our best efforts to ignore it

we make our own fortunes and then call them fate

and what better excuse to choose a path than to insist its our destiny

but at the end of the day we all have to live with our choices

no matter whos looking over our shoulder

- xoxo, gossip girl (312)

"Now, that love thing is a different animal. You can't see, hear or smell it. It can reach out and grab you at the supermarket, the bus stop or even during a performance. Being afraid of love and everything that goes with it, like not having complete control of your emotions and putting your heart in someone else's hands to do with it what they please. Having to pick up the pieces and try again if things go wrong. (and they do) That's scary. But, in the end not trying is worst than failing so, here we go again."

- Jazmine Sullivan

Picture it, in black and white, all the people dark and light. You may hate, you may despise, but take a look deep in those eyes.

i am feeling particularly uninspired.

and every time I think I have conquered this feeling, it creeps back again.

I want to find it and hold on to it!

No more fleeing.

something very pretty!

Enjoy

How can I hear what you say, when what you do thunders in my ears?

Ralph Waldo Emerson

no wise man ever wished to be younger

a kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous.

your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own thoughts

at who's expense do we run ourselves ragged?

why do people push love away?