No matter which demons chased and taunted me the night before, walking along the beach in the early morning hours, walking early enough to greet the new day, sometimes If I am fortunate enough to witness the splendors of the rising sun dressed in all its magnificent colors, somehow, I feel renewed hope in finding the meaning perhaps not to all life but to my life. The biggest questions that dance around in our heads, taunting us like unfriendly play mates, maybe ours is not to know but to trust in something profoundly deeper and larger than the tiny brains we inhabit and that we call our home temporarily.  Morning is the time to cleanse ourselves of all the doubts and questions we might have that rarely yield answers but only more troubling questions. Morning is the time to simply be and to relish each passing moment, letting go, forever letting go.

May 16 2021

What kind of person are you that you cannot be big enough, open enough, generous enough to acknowledge and perhaps even embrace all the different beliefs, opinions, and viewpoints of other people?

What kind of person are you that you think you have all the answers and anybody who disagrees with you is obviously wrong and even stupid?

What kind of person are you that you would let a difference of opinion ruin your relationship with somebody?

And do you really want to exclusively be with people who think just like you? Where is the diversity in that? Where is the richness? Where is the open mindedness you purport to have? Where is the healthy debate?

Isn’t it far more dangerous for everyone to think alike?

February 28th, 2020