loved by the King

Words do not express thoughts very well. They always become a little different immediately after they are expressed, a little distorted, a little foolish.

There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.

It’s quite an undertaking to start loving somebody. You have to have energy, generosity, blindness. There is even a moment right at the start where you have to jump across an abyss: if you think about it you don’t do it.

Patience is enduring love; experience is perfecting love; and hope is exulting love.

Memory, once waked, will play the tyrant.

Never mind searching for who you are. Search for the person you aspire to be.

He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words.

We must be open to the possibility that we are wrong, that we have been misled, that we’ve selected a harmful road, or else we may never grow, never live, never see our joy at the end of this path.

Be authentic in the way you live life, talk to those who hurt you. Engage in honesty and love, open up and ask those in your life why they are distant. Life is short, it gets muddied by lies and fear. Be courageous enough to reach out to others, seek forgiveness and redemption in your community. We have been given an opportunity each day to love those around us, all it takes is one step. Healing starts with communication, communication comes with humility, and humility only comes when we are willing to lay down our lives for others. Love right now, not tomorrow or the next day, love in this moment and watch it become something beautiful.

Whatever you may be missing right now - a person, a place, a feeling, maybe you are injured and missing running - whatever it is, have peace and take heart - remember that any goodbye makes room for a hello.

I try to maintain a healthy dose of daydreaming to remain sane.

Find someone who loves you well. Someone who never belittles you. Even in the heat of an argument. Someone who is gentle with you, but does not treat you like you are fragile. Someone who knows what you are capable of, and celebrates those pieces of you. Not someone who is intimidated by your strength. Someone who doesn’t make you feel guilty for being flawed. It is not love’s job to punish you. And remember the person you love is just as broken as you are when they fall short. No one is perfect – do not hold them to this standard. Find someone who is patient, forgiving, and apologetic. Someone who practices forgiveness freely and often. Love someone who is humble, kind, and empathetic. Not only with you, but with a beggar on the street, or a stranger in the supermarket. Common courtesy is important. Compassion is important. Kindness is important.

It’s never the changes we want that change everything.

And I realize that no matter where I am, whether in a little room full of thought, or in this endless universe of stars and mountains, it’s all in my mind.