Before love, before sex, before shelter, even before eating, Adam and
Eve reached for the “apple” from the Tree of Knowledge. Knowledge!
Before they could move forward, they needed to know who they
were!
My name is Marc, I am a clone of
Adam. Like many before me, my hunger is for knowledge. At an early age
I set off to climb the Mountain of Knowledge. I mused upon every
element there, everything from the grains of sand to the setting of a
giant sun. There is nothing too small or insignificant in creation.
Thus, this journey has become a sacred
adventure.
I have learned many lessons on that
Mountain and have carried them back here, assembling them in my
journal, "grains of
sand". For the many who have stopped at my journal, I am
thankful and gracious for your company!
While climbing that Mountain of
Knowledge I have noticed many sets of footprints, yours! Each day many
of you return here, leaving your insight, your images, your joys, your
fears and above all, your purpose! As this week's Guest Editor, I am
entrusted with the task of illustrating six journals (not fair,
really). Six fellow journeymen, their hearts and minds wide open,
leaving their life’s encounters for us to muse
upon!
Her heart is an open house for all people and all things. Her thoughts have a way of unifying
the reader to affirm our commonalities. Her zeal for her
commitments,the treasuring of her kinships provokes us to hit that
comment key. Sadly, her “tip jar” is gone, so read
and enjoy!
has captured the essence ofwhat makes life so sacred in her
photographic journal. I view her photos, close my eyes and become
boundless. I journey to a snowbound cabin, my feet suddenly ice cold. I
am taken to white picket fence in a seaside town where I spent a
weekend with my sweetheart. Her photos have us become more sensitive to
the image displayed. Truly, an art of the
artist!
visiting) has two journals running. Just Visiting, is
appropriately named. She moves so quickly, with so much energy, it
seems like she is just visiting! When she does stop, she brings a sense
of renewal. She exhibits her self exploration through her challenges
and confessions. No doubt, she has jogged the Mountain many
times!
"Tales
of Trailer park princess" is just one of her six journals!
She clearly brings her deep sense of compassion, hospitality and hope
here. Imaginative, she explores and reveals the brighter sideof
life!
Lament", takes on giant meanings and threads them through the
eye of a needle and then weaves a quilt of warmth. Her faith is
extraordinary., living with obstacles and doubt, she uses them to carve
a new direction for herself and you to follow. There is nothing more
potent than Hope, and she serves up a healthy portion in each
entry!
of the Iris". Has the art of making the reader receptive,
because she holds nothing back in her observations. She becomes our
eyes. Rebecca's appetite for climbing is voracious! She has brought
enough material from that Mountain that belies her young age!. Her
grace and gratitude is always evolving, strengthening her
connection to her passions of living a deeper and fuller life! I can
hardly wait to see what she will be writing in a few years from
now.
You now have some wonderful reading
ahead of you! I want to thank the editor at AOL for allowing me this
opportunity to feature a few of the writers who with their acts of
kindness have made this world a better place!
As for me, I am heading back to that
Mountain, the journey continues!
Peace and Blessings to
all!
Marc J
