She was my companion. She didn’t understand me, I didn’t understand her, and the mystery of our attachment was the misunderstanding of love. Everything that was important to us was fleeting and temporary, just the thought of which caused disappointment and pain. Inside ourselves we possessed a more powerful and eternal force that was the source of peace. When she …
What type of death do I have planned?
Dear Steele: Sometimes I am afraid of the dark. I woke up to use the bathroom this morning and the sound of the wind rustling in the trees frightened me. I was gripped by a fear that sent my heart racing and a shot of tension throughout my entire body. I stood there squatting over the toilet and the pee …
Shall we love the lord God?
Try this exercise: Below is a list of Bible verses about fearing God. Replace the word fear with love in each instance. Imagine if this was the mistranslation of the past few millennia. Seriously, just do it for the fun of it.
Hidden in plain sight
Dear Steele: I had an amazing homecoming this go around. The pilot took a circuitous route to get to the airport when he flew into Nassau. I’m not sure if it was the typical route, because I am usually sleeping until moments before landing or not so concerned with the treasures unfolding below, but I am pretty sure I hadn’t …
I have a dead person in my bed
Dear Mother/Father God: Before this I thought life and death were two different things. I was in the land of the living, so death didn’t really exist: perhaps for old people or sick people, but in those cases I always thought death wouldn’t sneak up on you, or make you change all of your plans. I hadn’t met unexpected death …