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As we walk down our chosen paths, we look forward at the steps ahead and examine those we have taken. Some paths were selected by us, others were chosen for us. Either way, they were chosen. Watch each of the stepping stones and appreciate the support they provide us from planting a [...]

When we act in a manner consistent with our words and beliefs, we are thought to have integrity. People look for that behavior as they determine whom to trust with their stories. Those tales can be the relationship they just began, their financial records, or the loss they just experienced. Having integrity [...]

Staring at a set of stairs from the bottom can be a daunting task. Viewing the same steps from the top may bring a sense of hope as you venture home. Stairs lead to another place, with new people, some different, some the same as the ones on the other end…Stairs can be [...]

On the border of sand and water…looking for the bright beacon to lead us to shore. Humans have braved across dangerous waters to reach yet another shore. We look for reasons to seek adventure in order to reach something familiar. Long wooden planks connect our tethering to the known…the shore. Whereas, [...]

Balance can be about your ability to stay on top of the a spinning log in the water, a very thin line high above an awed audience, or maintaining your sanity between work and home expectations. Life sometimes causes us to walk a little crooked and bouncy, making balance a challenge to achieve across [...]

Honesty helps us interact with each other in a sincere manner. Honesty helps build trust and grow relationships. When we think of the words that tie into our personal vision of honesty, we may reflect on situations rather than words. Relive those situations. Think of the emotions that you experienced when someone [...]

Computers are wonderful tools. They help us streamline our workload, provide instant mathematical calculations and give us access to all the lofty data we can fathom in a single session amongst its clouds. Computers are also the gum that sticks to our shoes, the blue screen when we wanted soothing pictures, and the [...]

Up, up, and away from
The newly formed layers of concrete
Into the cushy pillows of little sleep.
Up, up, and away from
The familiar phases of dark and light
Into the soft glows of the pulsing spark.
Up, up, and away from
The toys of coming technology
Into the papers tending toward history.
Up, up, and away from
Work, friends, and family
Into the solitude [...]

“To have great poets, there must be great audiences.”
Walt Whitman

Small ripples
Tiny tingling
Growing joy
Increasing anticiption…
Holding, hoping, heading
Gaining momentum…
Ah,
To be home again…
To be home again…
By: John E. Murray, III