The Serpent and The Panther

This is the current working title for a project that doesn't exist yet. A lot of times, my projects start like this; a name, with no substance. I remember that once upon a time my mother and I decided that if I ever were to write a book, I'd title it All The Things A Little White Girl From Indiana Can't Do, and it would be a collection of stories about growing up as a radical liberal in conservative Indianapolis. I had the name for a rock band in my head for a while, but I've forgotten what it was. Every few months I think up a new name for an album that now-nameless band might release.

In other news, today is the Day of Silence. That's going to get its own post.

Creation is the Ultimate Act of Faith

One of my favorite lines from Rent is, "The opposite of war isn't peace, it's creation!"

It doesn't matter much what you're making. What matters is the act of creation.

Make love. Make dinner. Make music.

Make someone happy.

Make a joke.

Make someone's day.

Make a dream come true.

Make a piece of jewelry. Make a date. Make time.

Make space.

Make-believe.

Make it happen.

Whatever "it" is, whatever you're dreaming, it's up to you to bring it in to being. If we are truly all divine, then it is within the act of making that our divinity becomes visible to others.

What kind of god are you?