Ive never had one. It wasnt that there werent people in my life who had admirable accomplishments, but they all had so many failures attached to them. Here is the other catch that is never realized. By defining a role model we are un-verbally deciding that the level of their achievement is un-attainable. No matter…
Read MoreWhat to say – Teddy Knape – 84-06
I wish I had some eloquent memory of Teddy Knape (1984-2006) that I could write here and help you all know him better. Honestly I don’t, I do know that he loved skiing and died doing what he loved best. I’m not so sure why this is hitting me so hard, or maybe I’m imposing…
Read MoreLife is Confidence
Look around yourself and you see people, more noticeable then the majority of their characteristics is there confidence. It is something that people can just sense in others. So here is the base of confidence. It will always fail you, no one is perfect and we all struggle and falter. No one is exempt. Yes…
Read MorePhoto: CPE Strike
BBC Article 1, 2 For background on the strike please view the articles above from the BBC. It was a very different experience to be a part of. Really makes one wonder if anyone will listen as you walk past hundreds of adults standing nodding their heads. Almost as if they are glad to see…
Read MoreI don’t know where
All of the world is nothing, life is war, you arent here and cant see what this life is doing to me the skin is the same everthing else has shifted. you may see the one you know but you dont know him, hes gone, replaced with me can you learn to love through loss…
Read MoreVideo… what?
Hmmm, well its been so long since Ive really set myself up to film anything, to do anything with film, and well my heart is wandering back. I have the strong desire to pick up my camera and just go, get for what? How will anything I create be used or even seen.
Read MorePhoto: Student Strike/Protest in Toulouse
Today was another Toulouse student strike over a recent law past by the French government that will allow any employee who has worked for less than two years at their current employer to be terminated without reason/notice. While obviously unfair, it raises the question of, Who Cares? Sitting outside capitole this afternoon with my friend…
Read MoreIn Light of ‘Injustice’
Lately this has really been press upon my mind. In one of the forums God helps me provide spiritual insight and prayer a person is really challenged as of late. Best friend died, parents split, and his whole life seems to be going down the drain. But at the same time God has been showing…
Read MoreWhat’s in my Name
In elementary school the girls used to fill pages in the notebooks with names, and the names they wrote didn’t exist. They were the name of their friends with the surname of their crush, or even theirs. There was this excitement at the prospect of changing their name. An excitement that was laughable by nearly…
Read MorePhoto: Be Different
The differences in life draw the eye and stand apart. Christ was the most different person every to touch the earth, let alone walk upon it. Therefore let Jesus mold you into His likeness as the Word, that is Christ, promises.
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