There are times when I wish I could go back to many moments in the past and notice what was happening in my presence. I was meeting people of significance. They were speaking and there was great wisdom and insight coming from them. I didn’t realize the depth of the conversation until much later. I…
I once heard it said, “It’s hard to argue with a changed life”. Real and lasting change in a person comes from deciding to change. I have gone through lots of change in my life over the years and I still have a lot of changing to do. The older I get; it seems the…
I’ve had people say exactly what I was thinking. It’s a bit unsettling in some situations. When I’m at a ball game and I think the ref missed the call and another guy calls it out – I’m thinking that he’s correct. I don’t always agree with “how” he calls it out. There have been…
I am blessed with lots of friends and acquaintances. I have learned over the years that some people want to become my friend for what I can do for them. There are others whom I’ve connected with that I didn’t really see coming. Some of my college friends whom I’m still close to today come…
This is a powerful word. I looked up the definition of compassion. It is “sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others”. Compassion literally means “to suffer together.” It is defined as the feeling that arises when you are confronted with another’s suffering and feel motivated to relieve that suffering. I do…
I used to watch Mission Impossible (the TV show) when I was a kid. The team would receive the mission and then the message would self-destruct. I’m always interested in WWII Missions as well. There is usually a lot of planning involved in a mission. “A mission is simply a task that has been assigned…
I know what it’s like to be sick and need healing. My sickness has been limited up to this point in my life. I’m very grateful for my health. When I’m sick, I’m looking for ways to treat the symptoms and get to a cure. I’m one of those people when I get sick, I…
I learned as a kid to respect authority. There are people in authority who probably shouldn’t be in that position. I am sometimes disappointed by our elected officials who have authority to act. I’ve learned to respect the position they hold even if I don’t agree with their decision making. As I write this, I’m…
I remember playing a game as a child called “Simon Says”. The leader called out something we were supposed to do, like touch our head. The follower was supposed to do the task ONLY if the leader said “Simon Says…” Another game we played was, “Mother may I”. We were told to do a task,…
I’m not sure that I’ve ever been in a real wilderness. I imagine it to be hard to navigate. I imagine it to be heavily wooded and sand for miles – all at the same time. The wilderness is untamed, desolate, and mostly uninhabited. I’ve heard of people getting lost in the wilderness of the…