Saturday, March 17, 2012

What we can learn about beauty from dried figs

Dried figs are not the most attractive food to look at. In fact, they are not an attractive thing at all. If someone unfamiliar with them saw one in his path, he might very well skirt it judiciously to avoid treading on it.

They don't look nice.

But, if any of you have overcome appearance and ventured a chew, you know that they are delightfully sweet and rather a pleasure to eat. It's quite easy to forget the outward appearance once you are enjoying the sugary meat.

Do we employ similar judgement as we deal with people? Is it easy to skirt around someone we judge as 'unpleasant' by their appearance? But how are we to know if they are not the sweetest most beautiful person we would meet?

Don't judge a fig by its cover.

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Once a...

Once a flower
Once a beauty
Once; . . .

faded now dying
now,
petals now flying
now,
empty now grey
now,
no more day
now,
Then; . . .

GOD

New now bright
now,
Blooming now light
now,
Color now verdant
now,
Fed by the Word
and

Now!

Saved from a wretchedness;
Wrought new with blessedness.

Sunday, November 7, 2010

PT School



1. Challenges Me
2. Excites Me
3. Teaches Me
4. Removes Me from the Social Realm because it:
5. Becomes Jealous of All my Moments
6. Makes me Want Music
7. Fills My Brain like a compulsive buyer does a shopping cart at a Goodwill Closeout Sale
8. Makes me realize every day that there is more to the Human Body than Everyone, Collectively, Knows
9. Interests Me
10. Constantly Reiterates to Me that We have been Fearfully and Wonderfully Made.

Thursday, February 25, 2010

The Duduk: I will play this instrument.





Notice the the wonderfully rustic lathe the gentlemen use to form a new Duduk throughout the course of the song.


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Just soul piercing.



THE DUDUK IS A INSTRUMENTAL REPRESENTATION OF ARMENIAN CULTURE, HISTORY, EMOTION, AND MUSIC. IT'S HAUNTING, CALM TONES PORTRAY THE EMOTIONAL PAST AND LORE OF ITS MOTHER COUNTRY.

Friday, February 12, 2010

Orange? or Celestial Body?

I used to play with my food.
I still play with my food.


The Sun? or Sunkist™ ?


The Moon? or the MANdarin in the Moon?

For Those Who Miss Maine:

It HAS Snowed This Winter


Lovely Icicles


Hockey


The Coast Is As Beautiful When It's Cold



photo credits: Lauren, Melanie, DG

Found

Here is Life
He offers plain
Quit your strife
In Jesus' name
Fall to Me
I cannot fail
Call on Me
I will prevail
Peace is here
It's for your taking
Jesus near
All sadness breaking
God comes down
My joy augmenting
Heaven sounds
The anthems chanting
Sin is gone
The Sinner welcome
Salvation done
God's Mercy awesome
Rest my soul
Its Sabbath hailing
Struggle's toll
God's Peace prevailing.

DG