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They Won’t War No More…

“….they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore.” – Isaiah 2:4

These are words that were to be the driving force to create, promote, experience peace in formulating the United Nations. History has and continues to show despite the sacredness of the aforementioned words, the…

For some time now, I’ve noticed that the plants, in my abode, are growing so vibrantly. The make shift plants room is filled with abundant light during the day, and a vibrant darkness during the night. Growing plants has become an awesome deeply personal experience.   There are many reasons I say that. For starters, there is the experience of patience. Today we live in an instant gratification…

“Spend less time trying to make it, more time discovering the joy and blessings of living ”

Every time I spend time walking along a trail surrounded by the marvels that are found amidst nature or merely sitting along a river, lake, or ocean there’s always a sense of simple joy and happiness. In these moments I’m always struck by two things. First, in this relaxed environment, there’s a powerful…

‘Boy Stop Playing In The Dirt And Get Clean’

I remember growing up, time and time again my grandma saying to me the words ” boy stop playing in the dirt, go get clean”. Just thinking about those words I get goose bumps, because I hear my grandma voice. With my childhood friends, playing in the dirt in one way or another seemed like a natural thing to do. Back then getting clean meant taking a bath, scrubbing, washing any signs of dirt away.…

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To best appreciate why this writing is called ” Gardener of the Soul”, it is important to know exactly what is a Gardener? By definition, a gardener is described as being a caretaker, a nurturer. In addition to that definition, a gardener is one ‘who loves participating in the process of growth.’ This love must be deeply rooted, because a successful or skilled gardener loves everything about…

Now that the holidays have come and gone, thought I’m sharing openly to myself, a renewed resolve. This isn’t a New Year’s resolution, which after many failed attempts doing that in years past, for some reason I could never fulfill. No this is both a need, as well, as a necessity to my ongoing quest be free, from a life long imprisonment of living thru an illusion of who and what I believed…

Source: Awaken, Spiritual Revolutionaries

On one of the very few occasions that I watch something on television in its entirety,  a ‘program’ that appears to be a series regarding some political history unfortunately with devious intent on many fronts, the sparked reflection that led to this writing. Looking back in distant and recent history, no matter where they have occurred in the world,…