You have such a narrow view of you should be,
That you lose sight of who you are.

Transcend your desire for simplicity,
For in ease lies comfort,
And in comfort lies death.

These are the growing pains of Life,
Breathe,
Treat yourself with Kindness,
And they will subside,
Just as the storm disappears into the horizon.

Who am I, but a reflection of what I see?
And is what I see really me?

When will we learn that fire burns?
That words hurt.
That they give the sparks of anger form
And turn them into a storm.
That moves through the world uncontrolled,
And even the best agents sent on patrol,
Are left scorched in their wake,
Leaving nothing but pain and ache.

That lies fly from ear to ear,
Diluting the truth until nothing is clear.
They make trust rust faster than light,
And make it hard to win the fight.
To cooperate.
To move past our flaws and navigate,
This difficult world we're in.
Landing more and more fools in the pen.

But in the same way that words do harm,
They work like a charm.
They can be used to tie us together like crochet.
To unite a generation, like MLK.
Words can heat a room,
Or burn the house down in one giant plume.
How we use them is up to us,
To answer the one simple question: Who Do You Trust?

When you do things that remind you of lost loved ones,
They never die.

She's like a flower,
Give her a little love
And she grows.

She moves beyond the shadows,
From her past that try to cover her up.
And she blossoms into a wild, flowering bud.
With beautiful reds and blues,
She's more beautiful than she ever knew.

To give Love,
Is the greatest gift one can give.

There is a good soul in everyone.

The same nerves that grab the trapeze artist,
Before he soars through the air.
The same nerves that seize the actor,
Before the curtain is raised,
Are gripping me now.

The nerves that run through the body,
Before turning into an electric current of excitement,
That propels Great ones to do Great things.
It's Time.

Science is the art of the Divine.

All is love and love is all.
For even hate is the energy of love flowing in the wrong direction

The vastness and majesty of the universe is but a reflection of the wonder that is you.

Strike light a bolt of lightning.
Fast and focused.
Unwilling to change course.
And filled with unnerving energy.

Despite what I thought before,
I didn't need you to help me climb the mountain.
Even though I didn't believe I could,
I did it myself.

Let your fears wash away,
On the shores of peace.

The war is over.
And I have won.

Realize,
That even if you're up to your eyeballs in something,
You can still see.

I stare down the dragon,
That's been tormenting me for years.
Her hand clasped tightly in mine.
I brace myself for the fight.

When you are thrown off course,
Answer me these two questions:
How bad do you want it?
And how badly did you need a new course?

A Man who has been tested by solitude,
Is stronger than steel,
Mightier than iron,
And shines brighter than platinum.
For though he rests in a mortal body,
He has forged an immortal soul.

When the horrors of battle are over...
...How does a warrior define himself in times of peace?

My dreams lift me high in the sky,
And the light lifts me higher.

It's been so long,
Since I last made a post.
But to those who read my all works in one sitting,
It will seem like an instant.
Such is the delusory nature of time...

How long can you live in the Underworld?
Where the walls are made of skulls,
And the rivers flow hot with fire.
Toiling endlessly,
On the task of "self-improvement".
How many years will you waste on this?
When there is already a booming voice in the back of your head,
Telling you what is right and what is wrong.
Your conscience.
Listen to it,
And you will never know the land of the dead.

Sometimes we feel alone,
But the stars that glitter around the sky,
Are the Gods watching us.
Their smiles are wide,
And their hearts are full of joy and love.

You are the light of the universe,
Shine bright.