Coffee Is A Human Right

I met someone last night who works at a coffee shop in an area heavily populated by those who are homeless, suffering with mental illness, drug addiction and other issues. The coffee shop essentially acts as a service to the people in the area, and the person I met said she thinks everyone, no matter … Continue reading Coffee Is A Human Right →

Finding The Sense of Mission in Your Life

Many years ago I remember asking my father if there was ever a point in his life where he discovered his mission in life- his purpose for what he was here on planet earth to do. I’ve often been told I am an idealist with grand impossible goals for what I want to do and … Continue reading Finding The Sense of Mission in Your Life →

Opportunities for connection are all around

I’ve been contemplating recently about how every day there are so many opportunities to show others love, compassion and encouragement and I wonder how many of those opportunities we miss because we’re more focused on what we’re doing than what others around us may need. I was on the bus yesterday on the way to … Continue reading Opportunities for connection are all around →

Love will be our fuel through all storms

I’ve always known it to be there, somewhere rolling around my skull but not originating there. Like feeling a wind blowing in one moment from the south, then the north, then the west, then the east; until realizing the wind came not from any particular point but was swirling all around as in a chaotic … Continue reading Love will be our fuel through all storms →

The Miracle of Being Alive: Living from the Gift

I am often struck by the marvel of what it is to be alive. Life is a gift which I received. I did nothing to earn it, yet here I am, experiencing what it is to be alive. This life has incredible difficulties, pain and tragedies we traverse upon. Yet when challenges may attempt to … Continue reading The Miracle of Being Alive: Living from the Gift →

How having an eye-disease helped me see and do more than I ever thought I would

I was diagnosed with keratoconus, an eye-disease that causes a misshaping of the cornea within the eye, in 2003 when I attempted to get my driver's license. Being home-educated, I was never really in a “chalkboard” kind of environment and didn't realize there was something off about the way my eyes worked. I went to … Continue reading How having an eye-disease helped me see and do more than I ever thought I would →