New

How do you know what you hunger for if you have never tried it? Even for those of us who have been on this planet for several decades, there is so much we’ve never tried, never tasted. There are plenty of new things to be explored, but rarely someone willing to spoon-feed us the experience.

What new thing have you tried lately?

Wanting

“But I don’t want comfort. I want God, I want poetry, I want real danger, I want freedom, I want goodness. I want sin.”
― Aldous Huxley

What do you want? What comfort would you be willing to give up to get it?

Snap!

For the fish, the transition from peaceful swimming to disappearing down a bird’s gullet must be a shock—if there is even time to register what is happening. For the bird, the process is carefully planned, but routine—perhaps what we might experience navigating a complicated highway interchange. The line between calamity and daily routine depends entirely on where you stand.

How do you find empathy for the calamities of others? How do you invite others into understanding what is devastating to you?