Know Thyself

Erich Fromm in his work The Art of Listening (p.45) repeats the ancient Delphic truth to "Know Thyself". Fromm seems to believe that there is some kind of connection between the internal and external world. I am not clear on the extent to which this is true. Nonetheless exploring this truth has made all the difference. How [...]

2019-10-05T16:57:57-08:00May 15th, 2016|Bend Mental Wellness, Quotes|

I am knowable

I wish I could explain to you how the beauty of this world is a sign of something greater deeper and holy. I wish I could tell you the world of my heart and how the blood is more then just flowing pumping and bubbling through this body. I wish I could let you in [...]

2019-10-05T16:57:57-08:00March 15th, 2016|LIOS, Poetry|

Luther

When I was a kid I remember messing up real bad and since my dad had just become a Christian he told me that I should go to my room and pray to God. So with tears in my eyes I went to my room, into my closet and in the darkness I knelt down [...]

2019-10-05T16:57:58-08:00January 7th, 2016|Poetry|