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Soulful Sundays: Words
Words have never felt so heavy Only shapes on a page Only sounds on the lips Yet capable of commanding A thousand ships Words have the...
Blake Storey
Jun 9, 20241 min read


Soulful Sundays: Competition
“Some people don’t like competition because it makes them work harder, better.” -Drew Carey Competition over limited resources is a...
Blake Storey
Jun 2, 20243 min read


Soulful Sundays: In Limine
in limine: (Latin) on the threshold; at the outset People often obsess over doing the right thing—living in the right place, picking the...
Blake Storey
May 26, 20243 min read


Soulful Sundays: Faith
“The opposite of faith is not doubt, but certainty. Certainty is missing the point entirely. Faith includes noticing the mess, the...
Blake Storey
May 19, 20243 min read


Soulful Sundays: Friends
“Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It’s not something you learn in school. But if you haven’t learned the meaning...
Blake Storey
May 12, 20242 min read


Soulful Sundays: Inspiration
Today, in contemplation, I began searching for inspiration, I looked far and wide for the tie that binds, Together the books of the...
Blake Storey
May 5, 20241 min read


Soulful Sundays: Lies
“Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.” ~Mahatma Gandhi Lies take on many different forms....
Blake Storey
Apr 28, 20242 min read


Soulful Sundays: Two Ways
"Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away."...
Blake Storey
Apr 21, 20242 min read


Soulful Sundays: Gratitude
"You can't be fearful and grateful simultaneously. Gratitude is the antidote to fear." ~Tony Robbins Just like the moon covered the sun...
Blake Storey
Apr 14, 20242 min read


Soulful Sundays: Mundanity
"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars." ~Oscar Wilde The University of Pennsylvania's Angela Duckworth is...
Blake Storey
Apr 7, 20242 min read


Soulful Sundays: Hurricane Eye
"Nonresistance is one of the principles of Aikido. Because there is no resistance, you have won before even starting. People whose minds...
Blake Storey
Mar 31, 20242 min read


Soulful Sundays: Tipping Point
"We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.." ~Albert Einstein A "giant" is a move in gymnastics...
Blake Storey
Mar 24, 20242 min read


Soulful Sundays: Resulting
“Every day is a new day. It is better to be lucky. But I would rather be exact. Then when luck comes you are ready.” - The Old Man and...
Blake Storey
Mar 17, 20243 min read


Soulful Sundays: Time Marches On
"In three words, I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on." - Robert Frost Time's Rhymes Sound Around. Sunrise....
Blake Storey
Mar 10, 20241 min read


Soulful Sundays: Abundance
“If you want love and abundance in your life, give it away.” -Mark Twain The first law of thermodynamics states that energy is neither...
Blake Storey
Mar 3, 20242 min read


Soulful Sundays: Pride
"True words aren't eloquent; eloquent words aren't true. Wise men don't need to prove their point; men who need to prove their point...
Blake Storey
Feb 25, 20243 min read


Soulful Sundays: Presence
“Time isn’t precious at all, because it is an illusion. What you perceive as precious is not time but the one point that is out of time:...
Blake Storey
Feb 18, 20242 min read


Soulful Sundays: Here Be Dragons
In Sterquiliniis Invenitur (Latin): "In filth, it will be found." The Philosopher's Stone was the most prized substance in the world of...
Blake Storey
Feb 11, 20242 min read


Soulful Sundays: Ambiguity
"Neurosis is the inability to tolerate ambiguity." -Sigmund Freud One of the first principles of Taoism (and therefore Chinese medicine)...
Blake Storey
Jan 28, 20242 min read


Soulful Sundays: Hope
In the bitter cold I turn the knob To let the water trickle Just enough to not freeze. It reminds me of hope And how little is needed To...
Blake Storey
Jan 21, 20241 min read
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