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My breathing matches the rhythmic beat of the heartbeat music sounding over the speakers. Badum—I breath in; an eternity of two seconds pass in silence—badum—I breath out. The warm dirty water lay three feet or so beneath the pontoon that seventy-five athletes stand on; it rocks gently back and forth from…
The greatest thing that ever happened to me is that none of my dreams came true. I failed. This isn’t a post about how my failure turned into a new and greater success. I failed, and I stay failed. And that was one of the best things that’s ever happened to me. I moved away … More Gifting Failure
I always thought that being “saved” from my depression and anxiety would come like a light switch; sitting in complete darkness, and then all of the sudden WHAM—light. I thought it would be the perfect sentence, or action, or thing that happened to me that would suddenly take away the feelings and I’d be better. … More The Foundation of a Great Work
The dark. Whatever adjectives come associated with that word in your mind, they’re not the type that you’d invite in for tea and a lovely conversation. The similarities with the contrast of light and dark on a physical and mental level are striking. In the dark one stumbles, can easily trip, feels lost; in the … More Hope Saves
The Anthem of Us All 