Month: August 2017

Is Communication an art? Arts are associated with expression; things such as dancing, singing, or painting. But is speaking among these? In its typical usage, conversation lacks much artistic capacity but when it is used in its full potential, communication is powerful. Our voices are powerful. Yet, we often don’t realize it. If the wind had a voice, it would first sing. It would yell. It would scream. It would laugh. It would cry. But it likely would not use its voice to speak. The wind conveys depth, expression, feeling… things which are not easily conveyed in today’s everyday language. Language as we know it today is a relatively new institution: its use for informative purposes and for relaying messages is something of a new development. Beforehand, however, language was used by our ancestors to convey emotion. Feelings of hunger, pain, love, joy, and the like were conveyed though expressions such as cries of joy, grunts of anger or annoyance, and sobs of despair. However, linguistic evolution has led to language used for a more informative, pre symbolic purpose and we have become less expressive creatures as a result. Now, in order to achieve smooth, comfortable conversation, we must first...

Thank God for the little things; The little things which keep us all on our toes; For the little goosebumps in life that leave us besides ourselves in wonder.   Thank God for the sunrise; Giving hope to a brand new day; A brand new beginning.   Thank God for the big things; When a normal day on the surface turns into something magnificent; Something that reminds us what it is to be alive.   Thank God for tears; Tears of joy of sadness of relief which allow us to feel; To feel what sits in the depths of our souls as it bursts out like water through a dam, With power; with truth.   Thank God for moments; A moment, fleeting in its value, but precious no less; The way subtle beauty in life reveals itself in the most uncanny of circumstances.   Thank God for the unknown; That which stirs curiosity in us and leaves us looking for what all remains a mystery in life. And even though we always are seeking, we will never discover all the mysteries, Because they are meant to stay hidden.   Thank God for the clarity found in the dark; The way...