handwritten on October 2, 2021
When autumn comes around
it reimagines everything around it
the air that shapes us
is different
and the people
are different too
something about pools of hot coffee
admist a blanket of crisp
hope
awakens our
soul so that we
see the ordinary as
extraordinary
in all the days
not just one
handwritten on September 11, 2021
It takes a leap of faith
to really move forward in any physical or psychological capacity
This morning I was doing my best to document (in photos)
what it was like to watch someone leave home to
pursue dreams far far away
and there was this moment when my father-in-law
insisted on making me coffee
where I was sipping and he was talking
and I was sipping some more
and his words were too profound not to record
and so he said
"You know..my patients always come and see me and say
how could you let your daughter go so far away? UCLA is so far.
My gosh. I don't know how you are doing it."
and he said his reply is always the same...
"I came to the Untied States with no money and no language
far...
handwritten on September 7, 2021
Ironically this is more of a book review than an actual journal entry.
But every now and again we read this piece of literature that we hope becomes our guide our reference
for the long term- for life
and this book did it for me
There were so many moments in this book where it becomes clear that our life's purpose is the actual journey and not an event or an accomplishment. It's the way our identities shift and change over time as we grapple with life's questions and things that organically happen some foreseen and some unforseen.
As humans (myself included in this) we always seek to find the answers
but what is purposeful in one season of life may become less purposeful when a new...
handwritten on September 1, 2021
Today was like time traveling
back to the beginning when
my little sneakers scuffled across the shiny floor
of my mom's brand new waxed classroom
and I watched her magic
her captivating stories that made everyone listen
and the scavenger hunts she created midday to
intrigue her students
the giggles she never snuffed out
and the time she took to appreciate the
artistic abilities and detailed creations
of every single child
sometimes a little rainstorm slows time
and brings us back to the beginning
to make us see again the reason
the real reason
why we decided to
become who we wanted to become
and be who we wanted to be
in the rain magic was found
in the most unlikely of
places
through the...
handwritten on August 21, 2021
I have been waking up and reading the same excerpt of text before I start my day. It's written almost as a prayer I think. It requires focus, reflection and an attitude of hope. It has created a renewed burning fire in my soul, and I hope it does the same for you.
Six months before he was assassinated, King spoke to a group of students at Barratt Junior High School in Philadelphia on October 26, 1967...this was his prayer:
I want to ask you a question, and that is: What is your life’s blueprint?
Whenever a building is constructed, you usually have an architect who draws a blueprint, and that blueprint serves as the pattern, as the guide, and a building is not well erected without a...
