A twenty mile ride to clear my mind. Peddling into the humid night until all I feel is sweat.

Passion can give us a glimpse of the transcendent ...but the pain of death will be the final midwife that delivers us into the transcendent.

Life is too short and too beautiful not to love every moment of it and every person in it

“Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return. The Lord gives, and the Lord takes away. Blessed be the name of the Lord.”

They say Nostr is dying, but I’ll be the last one here when they turn out the lights.

The intense melancholy after intense happiness is something I’ve learned to expect and even appreciate

When I was young and ignorant I believed one could not see God… Now I see His face in every beauty, feel His power in every love, see His reflection in every eye, recognize His being in the interior spark of consciousness… God even descended into suffering and death because He knew He would find me there, so that there I may find Him. There is no moment of human experience that is not inundated with the direct presence of God. We thought we walked in darkness while we were surrounded by light so bright it blinded us.

The worst parts of life are the most important to learn from …if we are willing to learn.

Seeing you healthy again is a kind of resurrection for my heart

Lying beside your hospital bed every night. I love every breath you take

Gone are the days when I put you to bed with kisses and breathless pleasures… Now I bring you your medicines, arrange the pillows to cause you less pain, and hold your hand as you sleep—praying you survive the night. I have never loved you as much as I love you tonight.

The sweat of summertime feels welcome when I remember how few summers a lifetime receives