Music is a complicated thing. There are masterpieces that take our breath away, songs that annoyingly get stuck in our heads, love songs that make us cry and life moment songs that make us cry harder. In music just like in life there are moments that ebb and flow, dissonant chords that eventually resolve, strong … Continue reading The Music of Happiness
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Peanut Butter Parable-Finding Divine Forgiveness from even the messiest of mistakes
I hate to admit that more than once in my childhood I fell asleep happily with a delicious wad of gum in my mouth only to wake up with a horrible blob of unmerciful goo in my hair. After a few minutes of panic I would remember that I happened to have a brilliant mother … Continue reading Peanut Butter Parable-Finding Divine Forgiveness from even the messiest of mistakes
Parable of the Surfers
One day as I sat on a cliff side overlooking a beach I saw a large group of surfers attempting to catch the biggest wave. I decided to sit and watch their expertise. As I sat for several minutes I noticed a pattern. All of the surfers but one sat back behind the waves out … Continue reading Parable of the Surfers