What's in a cup?

I seek to hear the beat of God's heart. Imagine lying on His chest and listening, anticipating the lubb dubb of His magnanimous heart, beating the drum and making you move, but not to compete, nor to turn someone on, but to walk in step with His rhythm. As a lover of music, and a lover of rhythm, I have found myself dancing to many a beat, but the one song I need to dance to is the one God has in His heart. I pray for His music to start in my heart. I pray for a new song, a new beat, I pray for a way forward where I move in step with my Lord.

Flight over the Alps at sunset 2018

Laid bare You punched me with your words and bruised my subtle mind. My heart filled with anger, which, when provoked, fills my eyes. I wonder what thoughts lie hidden in the tears, which, when shed,  flow with words and reveal all my secret fears, which, when. Which, when. Written on 2 February 2018

I have come to a point where the knot is so thick that I stop, and then I let it go and walk to the opposite side of the thick rope to have a look at the knot from another perspective. You see, I thought as I was growing up that life was about getting to the end of the rope. Now that I am middle-aged, I think life is about untying the knots to ensure a smooth ride. The knots are the unresolved issues. The knots need loosening first, then untying. And yes, by untying a knot, your whole path gets uprooted. Sometimes in frustration you make the knot worse. You tighten the knot. Or just move it. Or worse, add another.  So I have discovered many knots in my life. Knots in my path. Hurdles. Unresolved issues. Issues that cause me pain, issues that make me unable to move on. And until this moment, I did not know how to tackle the hurdles in my life, the thoughts and pattern that keep me stuck. So I came up with a slight of hand, a different visual, similar enough to the knotte...