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Aaron Zavala
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I'm a husband, dad, and artist. I love the deep things of life, the things hard to quantify but which matter most, like truth, goodness, beauty, and love....
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- Aaron Zavala - September 14, 2026 07:40
Sep 14, 2026 · original
We are being prepared for eternity every time we behold beauty. – Martin Shaw, Liturgies of the Wild - Aaron Zavala - September 01, 2026 12:28
Sep 1, 2026 · original
It saddens me to hear that Wendell Berry died yesterday . He was 92 years old. I have been moved and changed by his works of poetry, fiction, and essays . One of my favorite poems by him is " How to Be a Poet ." I committed this poem to memory sometime last year, and it always rewards reflection and meditation. Need to refresh myself on this to keep it alive in my mind and heart. I'm so thankful for who Berry was and for what he leaves behind. He enriched the earth. My friend Joe Chambers introduced me to Berry's book Jayber Crow , which has also become a favorite story of mine. Here's Joe reading Berry's poem "The Peace of Wild Things" in his warm, rich voice in Berry's honor. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eQSB0SSJEo - If I die
Sep 1, 2026 · original
If I die With a song In my heart, Will the music Wake me up? - Aaron Zavala - August 31, 2026 10:34
Aug 31, 2026 · original
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Aug 31, 2026 · original
Beginning Liturgies of the Wild by Martin Shaw today. Just finished the introduction. Shaw says a full-grown, mature human being is someone whose soul has been shaped by both story and place. So this book he's written ( and narrates ) is meant to lead us toward the wisdom these stories old and new contain within them. I’m excited to learn these stories and to hear him share them. - To use, or not to use...
Aug 24, 2026 · original
I've been thinking about my social media usage in light of a few posts: Harrison's post, There Will Never Be a Version of Twitter that’s Healthy for Me Olly Headey's posts, Minimalising and The urge to be anti-social Alan Jacobs' post commenting on Ezra Klein's opinion article in the New York Times My own post from an experiment I did earlier this year, Some reflections from the reading break I think I want to try out being off Twitter, Bluesky, Mastodon, et al., not merely for a week, but maybe for a few months, if not more. I will see what it's like keeping up with others' blogs via RSS , posting here as I'd like, and enjoying more time offline. I want to see what this feels like and what comes of it. When I've read other people who have announced this kind of thing ("I'm deleting Twitter," "I'm getting off Instagram," etc.) it almost feels to me like they are announcing they will be l - Aaron Zavala - August 14, 2026 15:40
Aug 14, 2026 · original
There really is nothing like live music. Second best thing to being there in-person is getting to watch the video of the live takes. Loving Cory Wong's and Joshua Redman's live recording of On A Random Tuesday: Live At The Blue Note ( Apple Music ). You can watch the great live recording of it at the link below. On A Random Tuesday: Live At The Blue Note https://youtu.be/1WKzbrsz0wM?si=WUyBdiLXUKbLeXa6 Here is another of my favorite live-recorded albums I've come back to often (also featuring Cory Wong). Vulfpeck's Clarity of Cal https://youtu.be/8bLinctYcno?si=92kEzZmT_NWnCfHP - The Golden Key – What is a key for?
Aug 9, 2026 · original
I recently watched mythologist and storyteller Martin Shaw speak with Matt Fradd about myths, fairy tales, and faith. I loved the conversation, and hope to read Martin's latest book , Liturgies of the Wild . Myth is a wild way of telling the truth. - Martin Shaw Shaw mentions that myth is an ocean dealing with cosmic implications of reality, while fairy tales are "little tributaries of myth that you can put in your pocket and carry around with you." They lead you to wonder about what is true, good, and beautiful in the microcosm of our own little everyday life . From that conversation, I decided to look into Household Tales by The Brothers Grimm published in 1812. One of the last tales in this collection is a short story entitled "The Golden Key." In this story, a boy of economically poor background discovers a golden key in the snow, as well as a locked box buried beneath the key. He di - Think little
Jul 24, 2026 · original
Read through Wendell Berry’s “Think Little” essay a couple of days ago. He published this essay way back in 1969, but his encouragement and advice to live against the consumeristic age are evergreen: Odd as I am sure it will appear to some, I can think of no better form of personal involvement in the cure of the environment than that of gardening. A person who is growing a garden, if he is growing it organically, is improving a piece of the world. This kind of thinking always reminds me of what Gandalf said to the men of Gondor when they were tempted to despair: It is not our part to master all the tides of the world, but to do what is in us for the succour of those years wherein we are set, uprooting the evil in the fields that we know, so that those who live after may have clean earth to till. What weather they shall have is not ours to rule. Focus on the here and now. Tend to the fiel - Write yourself into a new way of thinking
Jul 24, 2026 · original
Writing is thinking. Deep thinking apart from writing, however, is impoverished thinking. When you don’t know what to write – write about that. You’ll pick up the thread again somewhere along the way. Write yourself into a new way of thinking. - 4th of July weekend reflections
Jul 5, 2026 · original
Over 4th of July weekend, I introduced my son to the movie An American Tail . He loved it! (even though those wave monsters and that machine mouse are still pretty scary…) Didn’t realize until we watched it again that it was produced by Steven Spielberg and the film score was composed by James Horner! Or that Christopher Plummer (the dad in Sound of Music, and also in Knives Out!) voiced the dopey cat character, Henri. Haha! Fun movie. Also, when I was a kid, I did not pick up on the fact that this movie was really about what life is like for immigrants coming to America. That part resounded loud and clear and beautifully in this story. Best part about watching that movie – Aden now wants to talk to and involve the Statue of Liberty (i.e. me doing a Lady Liberty impression) in his fun and playful scenarios. The Statue of Liberty was barely introduced in the movie as a character. It was b - Aaron Zavala - June 19, 2026 12:33
Jun 19, 2026 · original
I just finished Malcolm Guite's Galahad and the Grail is this morning. I was so moved by the beauty of the ending, the way it weaves its way with the beginning lines of the prologue: "Poet, take up the tale!" Incredibly well-done. Malcolm shares this gift of a modern classic with us through his knowledge as a scholar, his heart as a priest, told with all his skill as a poet. I'm very much looking forward to the following three volumes to come. Also, if I was a tattooin' man, I'd put this on my arm: - Aaron Zavala - June 10, 2026 23:05
Jun 11, 2026 · original
Working my way through The Last Battle now by C.S. Lewis, the seventh and final book in the Chronicles of Narnia series. So good. I had mentioned recently how The Silver Chair might be my favorite of the series, but going through this one makes me think this is the best of the lot. The way Lewis mingles hope and devastation together in this story is palpable. Also, it must have been many years since I last read this book because I don’t remember most of it, so it feels like I’m reading the story for the first time. And listening to Patrick Stewart narrate it has been amazing. - Aaron Zavala - June 08, 2026 08:25
Jun 8, 2026 · original
Loving Galahad and the Grail by Malcolm Guite . It's the first of four forthcoming volumes of a new epic poetic Arthuriad, and this first volume is beautiful – both the story and poetry, the incredible illustrations by Stephen Crotts, and the actual physical book itself. Thankful for the incredible gift Malcolm Guite is to the world of literary art. - Aaron Zavala - May 21, 2026 15:07
May 21, 2026 · original
It is a bit sad to me to watch the ending of the Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Tonight will be his final show. Of all the current late show hosts, he’s the one I have found to be the classiest and wittiest. Watching David Letterman and Colbert together from last week’s show made me laugh a lot! Excited for what he is doing next – writing a Lord of the Rings movie directed by Peter Jackson . Of all the clips I’ve seen of Colbert, this one is my favorite .
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