More about that tomorrow

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Either way
you can embrace the storm in all it's fullness,
or escape to protected waters.

Beyond the storm, emptiness remains
and you are still as much a prisoner as the rest of us.




Photo credit: Scott Cain

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  1. sp9000January 1, 2015 at 10:02 AM

    In order of importance:
    1. Desire
    2. Your church
    3. This earth
    4. Faith

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