Category Archives: Thinkings
One year out and Seville still won’t let me go
She stole my heart much like a thief creeping about at dusk. Quietly, softly, and with such care that I didn’t even know it was gone. Now the day dawns and I know what has become of my heart once … Continue reading
Perspective on the Past: Painting pictures of Egypt in 2017
And the places I long for the most Are the places where I’ve been They are calling out to me Like a long lost friend It’s the start of a new year, and somehow, in all my contemplation about what … Continue reading
The Truth Behind the Beginning
2 days. 3 flights. Raleigh, NC to Sevilla, España. I cannot count the number of times I’ve been asked if I’m excited for this day, this trip. I’ve spent the last month sliding back and forth between excitement and terror. … Continue reading
Intrigued and Overjoyed
I feel a fire burning within me when I am given a moment to contemplate my existence, my surroundings, and the potential for the two to intertwine. Life is beautiful. People are beautiful. When one is given both, how can … Continue reading
To Love is a Heavy Weight
To love is heartbreaking. To love is pain. To love is a heavy weight, but never a burden. To love is to put one’s self into an equation with a frighteningly unknown variable—another person. We defy the unknown; we fear … Continue reading
The Awakening Oak
Imagine an oak—leaves turning in the wind, roots grasping deep into the soil beneath, limbs stretching high into the atmosphere. Is it alive? Well yes, like all plants, it is a living organism. Now imagine, just imagine that suddenly those … Continue reading
Passing Between Worlds 