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Soulful Sundays: Visualization
"Visualize like you have already achieved what you seek." -Unknown I have recently been watching a bunch Parkour videos on YouTube. If...
Blake Storey
May 21, 20233 min read


Soulful Sundays: Alma Mater
How do I describe it? What words are up For such a lofty task? Sublime? We once worshiped in the great cathedral, But all good things...
Blake Storey
May 14, 20231 min read


Soulful Sundays: Holy Shibboleth
shibboleth- (shĭb′ə-lĭth, -lĕth″)- noun A word or pronunciation that distinguishes people of one group or class from those of another. A...
Blake Storey
May 7, 20233 min read


Soulful Sundays: The Right Words
Words emerge in our minds And from our mouths Like water in a river. We know the general direction of flow, But not the specific...
Blake Storey
Apr 30, 20231 min read


Soulful Sundays: Katastrophizing Pain (by Kat Hamblin)
"The most terrible and beautiful and interesting things happen in a life. Whatever happens to you belongs to you. Make it yours. Feed it...
Blake Storey
Apr 23, 20235 min read


Soulful Sundays: Trade-Offs
"There are no solutions. There are only trade-offs." -Thomas Sowell Faust, is a German folk story popularized by the 19th-century...
Blake Storey
Apr 16, 20233 min read


Soulful Sundays: Remember to Chew
"People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in...
Blake Storey
Apr 9, 20233 min read


Soulful Sundays: Today Will Not Be Perfect
"Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth." -Mike Tyson I guarantee you, today will not be perfect. You may wake up...
Blake Storey
Apr 2, 20232 min read


Soulful Sundays: Letters Between Friends
Dear Jim Feeling, I haven't written to you in a while. I hope things are going well. I've been reading a lot about you in the news. You...
Blake Storey
Mar 26, 20235 min read


Soulful Sundays: Resilience
"In a way, you’ve already won in this world because you’re the only one who can be you." -Mr. Rogers "If you're going through hell, keep...
Blake Storey
Mar 19, 20233 min read


Soulful Sundays: Pursuit of Happiness
"Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony." - Mahatma Gandhi "We hold these truths to be...
Blake Storey
Mar 12, 20232 min read


Soulful Sundays: Wu Wei
"The Way never acts yet nothing is left undone." - Lao Tzu Wu wei is a Taoist concept that roughly translates to "effortless action" or...
Blake Storey
Mar 5, 20232 min read


Soulful Sundays: I Woke Up
I woke up today and stayed in bed, Only just long enough to gather my thoughts. The temptation to rest was so strong, Yet, heed its...
Blake Storey
Feb 26, 20232 min read


Soulful Sundays: Art of Throwing
At surface level a skilled juggler appears superhuman. If you have ever seen one in action you will know exactly what I'm talking about....
Blake Storey
Feb 19, 20232 min read


Soulful Sundays: Demon Inside
There is a demon inside of everyone, Telling us lies, trying to defeat us. When life is smooth it hides. It waits until foul weather...
Blake Storey
Feb 12, 20232 min read


Soulful Sundays: Busy Trap
"Those who aspire to Tao don't long for fulfillment. They selflessly allow the Tao to use and deplete them; they calmly allow the Tao to...
Blake Storey
Feb 5, 20233 min read


Soulful Sundays: Startling Force
Water is the epitome of relaxed power. It does not wait in perseveration to move out of a cup if spilled, nor out of a dam if released....
Blake Storey
Jan 29, 20232 min read


Soulful Sundays: Rabbit Luck
Today begins the year of the Water Hare. Goals that seemed far will now be quite near. As resistance and friction wash away, Steady your...
Blake Storey
Jan 22, 20231 min read


Soulful Sundays: No Complaints
“I have always found that actively loving saves one from a morbid preoccupation with the shortcomings of society.” - Alan Paton "To...
Blake Storey
Jan 8, 20232 min read


Soulful Sundays: Creativity
"You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have." -Maya Angelou “If you want to be a writer, you must do two things...
Blake Storey
Jan 1, 20232 min read
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