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and then we sing
There is a brokenness
out of which comes the unbroken,
a shatteredness
out of which blooms the unshatterable.
There is a sorrow
beyond all grief which leads to joy
and a fragility
out of whose depths emerges strength.
There is a hollow space too vast for words
through which we pass with each loss,
out of whose darkness we are sanctioned into being.
There is a cry deeper than all sound
whose serrated edges cut the heart
as we break open
to the place inside which is unbreakable
and whole
while learning to sing.
The Unbroken by Rashani Réa
it’s a wonderful world
I could care less,
I could,
but instead, I care
so much,
so phenomenally.
It happens
when we look, this
mountain
range-sized adoration
welling up
inside us in response
to all that
is present alongside
us, and all
that existed before
the human
thumb squeezed
the top of
the common era’s
stopwatch.
The seven holes in our
heads help
us to take in what we
can of the
ever-altering wilderness
here for us,
with us. How is this not
collaboration.
I Could Care Less
by Hannah Stephenson
There are no seven wonders of the world in the eyes of a child. There are seven million.
– Walt Streightiff
time to fly
If I had wings
where would I fly?
You can see God from anywhere,
if you’re looking.
There was a time
when I would sing for you
Where will I fly
now you’re not my self appointed sky?
How about…
Second star from sunrise
straight on to myself
We’re all waiting
on the edge of yesterday
birds of red, blue and black
longing
for our time to fly
cause all the little birdies just got to fly
away away up in the sky
Those mamma birds are born to fly
higher higher in the sky
If I had wings
where would I fly?
You can see God from anywhere,
if you’re looking.
ACL 10/20/14
Any dead fish can go with the flow — you have to be intentionally alive to swim against the current. – Ann Voskamp
“If the risk is fully aligned with your purpose and mission, then it’s worth considering.”
“If someone is always to blame, if every time something goes wrong someone has to be punished, people quickly stop taking risks. Without risks, there can’t be breakthroughs.”
“True disruption means threatening your existing product line and your past investments. Breakthrough products disrupt current lines of businesses.”
– Peter Diamandis
Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.
– Sam Levenson
Breakthroughs usually come to me
like a fist to the gut,
then comes the battle for denial,
the self-pleading not to allow it,
the desperate attempt
to keep things status quo.
I never want to rock the apple cart,
I never want to lose anything,
especially people I love,
and comfortable dwelling places.
But breakthroughs must break through.
Truth must win
to gain my peace again.
It is what it is…always
refuses to be avoided,
no matter how hard I try.
Once acknowledged
all is quiet in the kingdom,
and I can begin to make a new plan
forward,
ever forward.
ACL 10/04/13
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