Kafka’s angst inspired his writing

By Daleyoung | June 9, 2019

While visiting the Kafka Museum in Prague, I learned that Franz Kafka’s relationship with his father was characterized by fear and oppression, beginning with his experience as a boy when his tyrant father once put him outside in the cold where he almost froze to death. His writings reflect the depression and angst that he…

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A Season for Redefining Life Meaning

By Daleyoung | May 22, 2019

Rain spattering against the window announces a good day to stay inside and write. It is the season for rain and new growth. Flowers are blooming, new leaves burst forth in soft shades of green. The creation is renewing itself and beckons me to reflect on my season of renewal. There are seasons in life…

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Heroes in the midst of unspeakable pain

By Daleyoung | May 12, 2019

What do Riley Howell, Kendrick Castillo, Joshua Jones, and Brendan Bialy have in common?  They all lunged at school shooters, saving the lives of countless colleagues. Riley Howell and Kendrick Castillo sacrificed their lives to save their classmates. Their spontaneous actions of bravery illustrate the highest values of the human spirit.  Riley Howell, an R.O.T.C…

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Eternity Smiled

By Daleyoung | May 7, 2019

On the journey to recover my soul, I took notes. Sometimes I wrote in a travel journal while other times I felt the urge to write in poetry. Some poems were serious while others were light and playful, like the one that follows. Eternity came and knocked On my door one night I thought I…

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When it all began…

By Daleyoung | April 9, 2019

While browsing through my travel journals, I came upon a poem that I had written in my 26th year of life, the year I awakened to my soul journey. The book that I am about to publish: How To Take Your Spiritual Temperature, 10 Dimensions of Spirituality; from angst to joy, truly had it’s beginnings…

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