I’m not easily scared. I’m not really afraid of the dark, but I respect the darkness because of what can be lurking in the dark. I don’t think I’m afraid of death, but I do get nervous about how I will die. Some people may not fear or worry about any of that. I do…
I have to make decisions all day every day. Actually, everyone makes lots of decisions every day. I remember reading several years ago about how many average decisions I make when I’m driving. It’s crazy because, some decisions are simple and some carry lots more weight and have more significant outcomes. I made lots of…
I believe that these a humble person is not a “push over”. A humble person not full of self-pity. A humble person knows who they are and who they aren’t. A humble person is defined as someone who is “courteously respectful” to others. An arrogant person in contrast is “someone displays an sense of “self-importance…
I’m often so busy walking through each day that I don’t stop and reflect on the journey that brought me to where I am today. I’m not necessarily speaking of the journey that developed me professionally, but more about the journey that helped develop me spiritually. I grew up in a small town in Kentucky…
I love the commercial from years ago of the Energizer Bunny who advertises that their batteries last longer. The older I get, the more I reflect on things from the past as the memories come back very clear every now and then. Some things from my past have been forgotten, but some of the big…
I love to see a beautiful sunrise or sunset. I am not a fan of darkness, although I sleep better when it gets dark for sure. I love having light most of the time. I get excited when the time changes in the spring because we have more light in the evening. I like longer…
I have a lot of routines and activities of my day that I don’t think much about, I just do them. I don’t think much about washing my hands, but I do it often throughout the day. I sometimes eat without thinking about what I’m eating. It is my choice, but I don’t always think…
I like to think that I have firm faith. There are other times when my faith seems a bit fragile. When someone close to me gets really sick and their life is threatened, my faith feels weak. It sometimes takes me a minute to find the ground beneath my feet of faith. I usually talk…
I am not a clean freak, but I couldn’t live like I see some folks live. I recently was invited to see a house that had been rented by a person who was called “a clean freak” by the person who rented her the house. The owner of the house saw the house for the…
I love music. I grew up with music at home. My Grandma (Essie) was part of the Hayes family from Boone, North Carolina. She played old ballads from Appalachia on her guitar until she was well into her 80’s. In fact, we would roll her from her room in the Convalescent center to the common…