The Trail Beyond the Fire

The Trail Beyond the Fire

On Integrity, Trust, and Continuing the Path The Trail Beyond the Fire One step leaves a mark. The journey keeps its own truth. Forests know this well. I cannot choose how Others see the trail behind. The path ahead calls. There are moments in life when something...
Thank You … You’re Welcome

Thank You … You’re Welcome

When someone offers thanks, they are placing a small truth in your hands There is something sacred in letting genuine gratitude be received as it is given. When someone offers thanks, they are placing a small truth in your hands, and to turn it aside is to leave it...
Discomfort

Discomfort

Being “in balance” is not always comfortable. Comfort says, “Stay where you feel safe.”Balance asks, “Are you truly alive there?” Comfort should never be mistaken for balance within our mental, emotional, physical, or spiritual lives. Comfort often grows from...
The Day My Candle Was Lit

The Day My Candle Was Lit

 Celebrating Birth We’ve been celebrating birth for a very long time. Not just people, but moments, ideas, and turning points. We mark it with cake and candles, gifts and gatherings, even pilgrimages and parades. But underneath all that is something quieter, a...
Author: Nate Long