by iKan2
Life can teach us the craziest stuff sometimes. I've been feeling for quite some time, that when an organization says that they're just like a family, it's time to head for the door. I don't know about your life, but I've had sufficient experiences enough, to teach me that "family" can often be the root cause behind some of the most painful moments of my life. So, for me, when you say we're like family, I hear "We're dysfunctional."
Nothing illustrates this better than a recent exchange between Jim Irsay, Owner of the Colts, and Peyton Manning:
Jim Irsay calls Peyton Manning 'a politician,' By Phillip B. Wilson, The Indianapolis Star - Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay obviously didn't care for some of quarterback Peyton Manning's comments earlier in the week.
After introducing new head coach Chuck Pagano Thursday, Irsay met with reporters and took some subtle but clear shots at the NFL's only four-time MVP, who said earlier in the week that the Colts complex with so many getting fired wasn't a healthy environment for his rehab from neck surgery."
If that's an example of what it's like to be in a family, I say "No, thank you." I'd prefer to join a team, a unit, or an army. I've got enough drama going on in my personal life, I don't need another family.
by iKan2
I was staring
into the sun this evening.
It was sinking fast.
As everyone
from around here
knows it does.
I could feel its warmth upon my face.
And I wondered if you felt it too.
Could you feel the energy
I was sending out?
It was reflected back into the sun
by the light that lives within me.
It was pure.
It was simple.
It was drawn from
specially guarded
memories.
That I keep
close to my heart.
With each memory
I felt a small spark
of familiarity
and warmness.
In that instant
I imagined
I was the sun.
Shining down
on you
looking up
at me.
I was hoping
that you
shared
the same spark,
when you felt
my warmth
upon your face.
by iKan2
What if you knew something
That everyone needed to hear?
But no one would listen?
What if you could see things?
Simple things;
Things of beauty and hope.
But no matter
how much you pointed,
no one could see it?
What if you heard
the whispers of God?
What if He revealed to you
new prophecies,
new truths,
new laws?
But you couldn't
find the way
to tell His story?
If ignorance is bliss,
then knowledge is misery.
Misery,
which you carry daily.
As if you must
walk the Via Doloraosa
every day of your life.
While some have
a cross to bear,
I have only knowledge.
But its' weight
is so immense,
it trips me
and makes me stumble.
What if you
never reached Golgotha?
What if you
were sentenced to repeat
the same tribulations,
over and over gain.
Each step
drawing you closer,
only to find
the next day
with a cross beam
strapped to your back.
No release,
no surrender,
just pain
and suffering.
by iKan2
Author, artist, junkie Kurt Cobain put it best:
"...if you read, you'll judge..."
Anything I have written
comes from the Farther
I was merely listening
when the Spirit
whispered
So if you feel anything
feel it for the Father
not for me
Let the love you feel
fuel your soul
let it burst out
in blinding radiance
A source of light
hope, and comfort
to all who come
near you
Don't long for the past
nor imagine any future
let your energy flow
into this moment
and fill those
closest to you
with the light
of your love
