faith

I came across one of my favorite quotes of all time this summer. I was just reflecting upon it once again and thought I'd share...

"Faith does not grow in the house of certainty."
- The Shack, William P. Young

visions

I cannot waste my energy there any longer
Not when there are dreams that need to be lived.
Oh, the brilliant potential of investing
that concern that has consumed me for so long
elsewhere.

Now, I must clarify:
It's not that I don't care about it any longer,
It's just that I need to move on.

You see, there are visions that must become reality
things that, unless I let go, may not be.

I do not know what the future will hold.
Will I come full circle?
Will this eventually become
where my energy once again needs to be?
It's something I do not know
something I cannot know.
Not now.

But what I do know, you see,
Is that there are visions that must become reality
things that, unless I let go, may not be.

poetry

Although I've never written a ton of poetry, I'm trying to start writing some... mostly prose poetry with no real structure. Basically I just want to put my thoughts down on paper, whenever they spring up throughout the day. So far, it's started to take on some slight resemblance to some of the spoken word I've seen recently, except I'm not actually presenting it (or 'speaking it'). For those of you unfamiliar with spoken word, it's basically the presentation of a poem in a spoken fashion instead of song. It's pretty awesome because it captures a lot more emotion than reading it on paper would. I'm pretty sure I had no idea what it was prior to coming to Los Angeles and attending Mosaic where they use spoken word quite frequently. Anyways, expect to be seeing some of my thoughts emerging in this blog in a unique form. They will likely be rather rough and unedited. I'm hoping as a byproduct, my lyric-writing skills will improve as well. In any event, here's a start...

the present

the here and now
this is where i am
look not behind
look not ahead

live in this moment
breathe
the chains of the past
fade
the pressures of the future
gone

incredible potential embedded within
this very second

fall not behind
leap not ahead
or risk losing sight of
the here and now
and the incredible potential embedded within

joy

"Joy is not something you get out of life.
Joy is something you bring into life."
- Erwin McManus

uncertainty

These are the lyrics for a song I wrote with Amy and Maggie last summer about the release of the desire to know and control the future. If I ever figure out how to post a song on here you might just get to hear a rough recording...

Maybe I’ve held on too long
Maybe I failed to see
The truth behind it all
The way you really saw me

Maybe it’s for the best
Maybe I should let go
I wish I could see the future
Just so I could know

Maybe I dreamed too big
Maybe I failed to be
More like the status quo
And less like me

Maybe it’s for the best
Maybe I should let go
I wish I could see the future
Just so I could know

But perhaps that’s what the future is
The weight of uncertainty
Is, in fact, an element of beauty
Oh, an element of beauty

the clean slate

Welcome all to my humble online abode. Yes, I have decided to start a blog. I'm not entirely sure what you should expect to encounter here... likely some graphic design work, photos, poetry, random musings, captivating quotes, videos, music, etc. In any event, I hope you enjoy whatever this morphs into. Thanks for stopping by!