Contentment is such a vague and fickle master. There are times when we experience it; maybe for a day or week, possibly even longer, but eventually, we wake up to the realization that, like smoke from an extinguished candle, contentment has drifted from our grasp leaving us with the passing memory of its wispy existence.… Continue reading Leather-Bound Contemplation No. 10

How will you ever change the world if you’re so hell-bent on fitting perfectly into it? We don’t solve a puzzle by being one of the pieces. We take a step back, look at the big picture and then realize that solving the puzzle is actually a waste of time. Nobody showcases a puzzle they… Continue reading Leather-Bound Contemplation No. 9

I could quit if I wanted. Like, if I really had to. We’ve all said it. Maybe it wasn’t about a needle, but we’ve all been there. We’ve all had that moment when our actions don’t line up with our conscious desires. That moment of honest desperation when we realize that we have lost control of… Continue reading Leather-Bound Contemplation No. 8

The other day, I was talking to God about peace. Some people may scoff at me for saying that I talked to God. And I could write for pages in defense of the legitimacy of talking to our Father, and maybe someday I will write those pages. For right now, however, let’s just say that… Continue reading Leather-Bound Contemplation No.7

Music is indeed an interesting dimension of our world, is it not? It’s incredible to me how sometimes we can hear a song and relate on such a deep emotional and spiritual level to the lyrics. It’s like the song is a living, breathing thing that interacts with our heart in a way that almost… Continue reading Leather-Bound Contemplation No. 6

There are times in life that require of us a staunch perseverance.  Like trekking through dry rocky terrains. It is not easy, but it makes us strong and intentional. Other times, however, it’s like we are surfing through life. Riding the thrilling waves of hope and joy. And when we fall, we don’t feel pain,… Continue reading Leather-Bound Contemplation No.5

What am I feeling? Everything around me tells me to keep silent, yet everything inside me tells me to explode, to pour myself onto a page until my emotions materialize into words. I have so much to express and somehow so little to say. So I sit here, in a chair by a fire in… Continue reading Leather-Bound Contemplation No.4

Goodbye. Some may argue that there is no such thing. How can parting ever be good? How can this void inside me ever be filled with anything other than pain and remorse? How can memories ever bring us the same level of happiness as the thing itself? The secret is, in order for a bye… Continue reading Leather-Bound Contemplation No.3

Have you ever been going about your normal life but then, out of nowhere, you see a picture, or hear the line of a song, or you hear someone say something that hits you like a giant snowball of hope? Have you experienced the feeling of irrational optimism, or drank in a moment of exhilarating… Continue reading Leather-Bound Contemplation No.2

Sometimes the most beautiful things are only visible at night, the stars, the moon shining through the clouds and reflecting of trees and water. Each blade of grass seems significant; every leaf seems to hold a secret. We see things differently at night; there’s something about being enveloped in the shrouds of darkness that makes… Continue reading Leather Bound Contemplation No.1