gracie mack

“Arma virumque”
― C.S. Forester, Flying Colours

“Knowing your purpose motivates your life. Purpose always produces passion. Nothing energizes like a clear purpose. On the other hand, passion dissipates when you lack a purpose. Just getting out of bed becomes a major chore. It is usually meaningless work, not overwork, that wears us down, saps our strength, and robs our joy.”
― Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For?

“Take my words
read my poetry
make my thoughts
breathe life

why should
distances matter?
between us there
may be oceans
there may be
deserts between us

take my words
read my poetry
make my thoughts
breathe life

wrap my words
around you
as your shawl
my words
will warm your
body and soul

take my words
read my poetry
make my thoughts
breathe life

my words are
orphans since birth
give them a home
in your heart

they talk to us
words too smile
and dance

they too have life
words are tender
and sensitive too
words understand
when others may not

words are loyal
they will stay with us
words don’t leave
they will live with us

words are kind
and loving
and caring too
they make us
happy when we
may be sad

words are philosophical
they make us go deep
to understand life
and things that happen

words are our identify
words are for eternity
words make us
who we think we are
and who we become

take my words
read my poetry
make my thoughts
breathe life.”
― Avijeet Das

“You must make a counter-culture decision to focus on becoming more like Jesus. Otherwise, other forces like peers, parents, coworkers, and culture will try to mold you into their image.”
― Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here for?