something genuine like a mark in a toilet, graced with guts and gutted with grace

My thoughts and actions made me who I am.

When one opens a book, one should also open one's mind.

Birds sing after a storm why shouldn't people feel as free to delight in whatever sunlight remains to them?

My ultimate goal is to end up being happy. Most of the time.

Life isn't a matter of milestones, but of moments.

Nothing binds me to my Lord like a strong belief in His changeless love.

I'd say that the middle stanza is closer: that's the place where the poem ranges unexpectedly into a different realm.

The function of art is to free the spirit of man and to invigorate and enlarge his vision.

Look at nature - look at birds, look at fish. Things that look good, work good. People don't get the message of ergonomics.

The environment is not just around you, it's passing through you.