The Poet (delayed)

<p>A Tree, a Star or a River: When Giving Becomes Loss</p> <p>What does it really mean to give?</p> <p>In this episode, I explore a question that has been quietly shaping my life: Where does our giving come from...

<p>In this episode of The Poet (delayed), I am joined by returning guest Josh Baron for a wide-ranging conversation on uncertainty, growth, and what it means to truly live inside the unknown.</p> <p>Drawing from the Tao...

<p>This is Part 2 of my series We Die of Being Alive.</p> <p>In Part 1, I explored a difficult truth: we don’t die because something goes wrong—we die because we are alive. Life includes uncertainty, loss, and things we...

<p>Most of us carry a quiet belief: if life feels hard, something must be wrong.</p> <p>In this episode, I challenge that idea.</p> <p>Drawing on a line from Michel de Montaigne—“You do not die of being sick, you die of...

<p>Healing alchemy:<br> That load you struggle under—<br> Is it lead or gold?</p> <p>It’s an invitation to look at the weight we carry with different eyes—to see our struggles not as proof that we’re failing, but as the...

<p>Nature's beauty is<br> The result of letting go<br> Life's beauty is too</p> <p>We hold on so tightly sometimes—trying to shape outcomes, control people, or force clarity when life just isn’t ready to give it. But...

<p>In this special episode, recorded live at "Torchlight" last April, I reflect on the defining losses, trials, and awakenings of my life through the lens of poetry and personal story. Drawing on Nietzsche’s insight...

<p>When Vesuvius <br> Rumbled in her deep, Pompeii’s <br> Blue skies were a lie.</p> <p>Sometimes our gut warns us to leave, but we stay.<br> Other times, it calls us to act, but fear keeps us frozen.<br> And in both...

<p>God speaks to each of us as he makes us,<br> then walks with us silently out of the night.<br> These are the words we dimly hear:<br> You, sent out beyond your recall,<br> go to the limits of your longing.<br> Embody...

<p>Join me and Sherrie Love as we read her poem, Descension and then have a conversation about the slow, brave work of reclaiming ourselves—of getting to know who we are again after life has scattered the pieces. We...

<p>Some conversations only happen on the road—miles slipping by, the hum of tires, and the kind of quiet that invites reflection. In this episode, I drove with my friend Jason Wheatley to Sun Valley, Idaho, where he was...

<p>In this conversation, I talk with my friend Christian Jones—a local musician and songwriter who’ll be performing at Torchlight on June 21. We explore the tension between daily responsibilities and the need to stay...

<p>In this episode of The Poet (delayed), I sit down with my friend Chris Hales to unpack a journey that pushed him to the edge—physically, mentally, and emotionally. Chris took on the Grand Canyon rim to rim to rim, a...

<p>In this episode of The Poet (delayed), I sit down with my friend Josh Barron to talk about The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis. We just begin to unpack this powerful and thought-provoking book, discussing its clear...

<p>In this episode of The Poet (delayed), I read my allegory “The Raft,” which explores what it means to face fear and step beyond the limitations that keep us small. It is about becoming whole again—learning to sit...