A Poem of Eternal Hope

And hope falls from my hand, as the thing I cherished turns to sand. And why would I reach so desperately, so much the cost of my humanity. My life’s landscape smolders with burning dead, all of the endeavors that folly lead.  Oh that landscape filled with smoke, fuelled by dying hope. If only I…

Conversations with a 4 year old: part 3

Me: Camden, it’s almost your Mom’s birthday and she will be an old lady. Camden: She’s not old, you’re old. Me: I know I’m old Camden: Well you’re not that old, you’re not squishy yet. Me: what? Camden: You know, when you get old you get all squishy and stuff. That kid says the funniest…

Psychoanalysis of Winnie the Pooh: for fun

Brought on by watching this show with my son: In today’s society mental disorders are thrown at people if they have the slightest bit of a symptomatic condition so I thought; how would we view the beloved characters of Winnie the Pooh. Having a psychology background, I will attempt to give it a shot: Winnie…

Love letter to my children

You are beautiful beyond which words can express. Like diamonds created by divinity; forged in the eternal fire, cut to reflect the most beautiful of the Creator’s light, you shine. You are more than what your appearance shows you. That flesh, those bones; they deceive you. For within your humble frames lie all of the…

Gone Girl: what a great movie

Last night my wife and I saw Gone Girl and wow… All I can say is wow….don’t worry, no spoilers here but I will say a little about it. The movie is nearly 3 hours long but you will enjoy every moment. It was very well put together, the cast did an amazing job. Rosamund…

Free Rice: a great charity and fun game

I would like to highlight a great charity that few may know about. It is called Free Rice. It was started by a father and his son for one of his son’s class projects. They teamed up with World Food Programme (not misspelled) and help to bring free rice to those in need. Here is…

Gratitude is the key to happiness

It is the end of another week and a chance to reflect on all of the great things that happened this week. I am learning that gratitude is one of the most powerful tools that we have in our arsenal. I recently read a book that gave a lot of ideas on how to use…

This a wonderful story of kindness

You never know who you are sitting next to. I have sat next to the same woman for a while now. I have had many a conversation with her but they haven’t ever been too in-depth. Today, however, she opened up to me about a great thing that she does. Now, she wasn’t telling me…

Really, over a fan, is this a joke?

Last night’s “fangate” debacle had all of the hallmarks of a Saturday Night Live skit. Rarely do I speak on politics, a subject that so polarizes people, but I would be remiss if I didn’t touch on the issue. Last night is a microcosm of all that is wrong with the political state in Florida.…