What makes a person run 13.1 miles without stopping? What is it about the alarm clock that results in one arising at 4 am? What causes a person to spend hours dumpster diving for dentures?Motive. Incentive. Inner drive. Impulse. That which causes one to act. Motives are linked directly to a person's actions. But actions … Continue reading dumpster diving and motives

Some people are difficult. Something about their attitude or actions makes coexisting challenging. And often times, I realize that if I could change that person, I would end up making them more like myself. I would take the differences and make them no more. If I wrote music, I'd probably write boring music...one melody line, … Continue reading cluster chords

I walked into a bookstore and saw a book. The cover wasn't that appealing and the title wasn't intriguing. Yet, I couldn't help but buy it. The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd. Strange, yes. But so far, it's not terrible. I read a sentence in that book that made me rest my … Continue reading mercy

From way up there, the fields look perfectly square, the roads have the smoothest pavement, the houses are symmetrical, and vehicles are clean. From thousands of feet in the air, the world below looks like it's exactly as it should be.The most remarkable sight from the airplane though, is the clouds. White, large, and fluffy. … Continue reading airplanes and imperfections

I like to eat breakfast. I like waffles, chocolate chip pancakes, fruit smoothies, muffins, eggs, bacon, yogurt, and oatmeal. But my favorite, go-to-breakfast is cold cereal. Full of fiber or full of sugar, I don't care. I could eat a box of cereal every two days if I didn't practice self control. Today I ate … Continue reading breakfast

Sometimes the saddest, most difficult thing is the most breathtakingly beautiful experience. Sometimes you go to work, casually turning on autopilot, when something sacred interrupts the mundane. It wasn't a surprise. When they say a disease is terminal, I know what to expect. He wasn't family. But it sure feels like it now. The memories … Continue reading sacred

195.4 miles.30 hours.12 people.2 vans.2 hours of sleep.Craziness.Several times throughout the race, I wondered, "Why did I pay money to do this?" Between the smelly, cramped minivan, the pitch-black trails with incorrect/missing signs, and the limited amount of sleep, this relay race was trying. But as our team of 12, decked out in animal print … Continue reading run.drive.sleep? repeat

I planted a tomato plant in a pot and set it on my patio. I watered it and the sun shone on it. I watched the plant grow. I shouted 'Woohoo!' when I saw the first little green tomato hanging from the plant. My mouth watered as I imagined slicing a red, ripe tomato and … Continue reading tomato hornworms

I like to be productive. I like to cross things off my list. In fact, to make myself feel like I'm accomplishing things, I occasionally finish a task and then write it on my list so I can cross it off. But sometimes, I lack inspiration. And when that happens, I get little done. I … Continue reading inspiration