While many people like the idea of exercising unconditional love, most eventually find it too draining and impossible to sustain, often because the attempt to practice it is misunderstood, discouraged, brought under attack, or made a target of willful abuse. As sad as it may be to admit, in our modern world people are far more accustomed to hearing news of war, genocide, murder, disasters, famine, and disease than they are to hearing anything about acts of love or grace.

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The same hot lightning that burns your blood with passion–– cools your fears with peace.

Many may very well continue to ask why more value is placed on technicalities of a law than on a man's flesh and blood life, especially when there is any amount of "doubt" at all regarding his guilt or innocence.

With my ninth mind I resurrect my first and dance slow to the music of my soul made new.

All the world loves a ghost. The evidence of that simple statement can be found by looking in nearly every direction.

Death wins nothing here, gnawing wings that amputate–– then spread, lift up, fly.