Gather 'round…
The word 'humility' comes from the Latin word 'humus' which means fertile ground... [It] is the situation of the earth. The earth is always there, always taken for granted, never remembered, always trodden on by everyone, somewhere we cast and pour out all the refuse, all we don't need. It's there, silent and accepting everything... Continue Reading →
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from thy presence, and take not thy Holy Spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation, and with thy governing spirit establish me. - Psalm 50(51):10-12 For nearly thirteen years I have been... Continue Reading →
Writers are scribes of the human experience. To write about life we must see it and feel it, and in a way that eludes most. We are not better people in any way - read the biographies of great writers and this becomes crystal clear - but we are alive in a way that others... Continue Reading →
Virtue stands in the middle (between excess and defect). St. Dorotheos of Gaza, Discourses and Sayings 'Nuf said.
My very being is a sacrifice. A service to the human race. I feed them, shelter them, warm them. Without me, they are a suffering lot indeed. I give everything I am, even unto my own death and cremation. Not complaining, not resisting, no objections at all do I offer. I cool them in the... Continue Reading →
"Just write. Write whatever comes out on the page. Don't worry about content, grammar, anything. Just write." We've all been told this at some point in our lives. It is not advice given exclusively to writers. If anyone has ever been in charge of our education, we've been told to just get some words on paper.... Continue Reading →
Music. It can be so powerful, in every dimension imaginable. I have been a captive of the music of Mumford and Sons for several years, and for whatever reason, I never tire of them. Their music is nothing if not honest, and in their honesty they convey consistently more true emotion than one usually hears... Continue Reading →
Tales From the Nexus 