27. Poetry

How might I live poetically? It's the single thought that inspires my quest. How might I live happily, confidently ... more

26. Ideas

I suppose that if I had to choose my favorite mark of punctuation, it'd be the comma. I love ... more

25. Life

I tend towards the quiet side of life. And most people would say that that's just my choice, right? ... more

24. The Principle of Beauty

"And God saw the light, that it was good."           -- Genesis 1:4   I was curious the other day to ... more

21. The Sense of Beauty

Just before a storm kicks up, there's a calming presence. You've felt it, haven't you? It's almost like you're ... more

20. Progress

Driving home last night, I noticed that my automobile's odometer read 111,110. "One more mile," I thought, "and ... more

19. Faith

It's hard for any of us to factor the thought of death into a formula for living. Generally speaking, ... more

18. Experience

"I wouldn't trade my experiences for anything." Have you ever heard someone say that? You may at times have ... more

17. Hope

I think that I was turning nine or ten-years-old when on my birthday I received a toy rifle as a ... more

14. Work

When I was growing up, my father would occasionally take me fishing. We'd make the thirty-minute drive to ... more

13. Science

Light of Heaven   The moon, they say, is lifeless, Suspended in the sky, Held with no intention, Without a reason ... more

12. Sympathy

Wandering   Caught up In this hurried world, I left your side And wandered.   Far then From the one I love Yet close ... more

11. Accessibility

There are few things that make one more immediately accessible to others than eye contact and a smile. Without ... more

10. Thought

I feel that I am journeying onwards into what is unknown to me, but into something which is inevitably ... more

7. Visions

Senses   I closed my eyes And what did I see? But thousands of people Waiting for me.   I held ... more

6. Humor

I recently had the opportunity to visit with my old college roommate, Mark, who surprised me with his phone ... more

5. Retrospect

Traces of Time   Time is such a funny thing, She runs but never leaves me, Beneath my foot and ever ... more

2. Memory

If there's one thing in my life that's missing, It's the time that I spend alone Sailing on the cool ... more

1. Emotion

It's easy to fall down into a hole sometimes, isn't it? I mean one day things are going just ... more

Daily Guide — April 2006

Joyous Gard: Daily Guide                 Archives and Text April 2006 ~ Day 1 Emotion It's easy to fall down into a hole ... more