God gave you freedom of thought, Freedom to absorb and entertain But every thought isn't for you to keep— Be selective, Choose wisely what you will allow To take root and to grow Tend the rows between neurons And pluck out the weeds... A healthy mind comes before      Happiness      Health      Wholeness      and Hope So use your freedom wisely Read more »

Ideas flow like water in a stream,      Constant and steady, Never circling their way back— I dive for them      As though they were fish Jumping out of the water sporadically. Sometimes they slip through my fingers Slick and hard to grasp, But sometimes I find myself with a prize, A living body, squirming in my hands— In my control, ready to shape, ready to mold. Read more »

This episode is about the importance of how we talk about people (and ourselves. When I was in graduate school, I was appalled to see caregivers constantly tell small children how "bad" they were—especially when the kids were not doing anything outside of normal child behavior. In the Bible, patriarchs of families took the time to speak prophecies of greatness (or disaster) over their children and each of these prophecies came true. T… Read more »