Seeking wisdom from lessons learned, exploring life beyond the surface, learning from successes and failures.
You all know what they say about opinions. They are like butts – everyone has them. Me included. But when are opinions productive? When do they matter? When are they useful? When are they hurtful? When do they make us so angry
The other day some friends asked how my house was doing after the damage from Hurricane Ida. I said “well it has been patched up by some great friends, thank God, and I am happy to say I can sleep in my
As a result of the inevitable aging process, in further steps of losing just one more marble that was rattling around in my brain, one afternoon, a few weeks ago, I placed my Sam’s card and my credit card on top of
“The most important two things that you need are a big bowl and a pair of scissors,†said Lee Vinson, a Legal Secretary. That and a refrigerator full of leftover lunches. Every Friday evening at around 4:30, an email goes out to
I don’t know about you, but injustice makes me MAD. In fact, right now I am sitting here writing this article with steam coming out of my ears, and I’ll explain why shortly. I guess I’ve always been like this. When I
A POSTFACTUAL WORLD? Lately it has been mentioned that we’ve been living in a post-factual world. I’ve had discussions with people who have said “I’ll read my side and believe what I believe, and you will read your side and believe what
We ALL Do It! Over the past few weeks, in a class that a Pastor taught, he asked the participants to carry around a little counting machine, and every time they would think a judgmental thought, they clicked the counter. He said that
I recently had a run-in with a person whom I at first concluded was a boil on the butt of humanity. I’ve started taking pictures and occasionally I get a paid gig, which is great, especially since I’m getting ready to to back to
Have you ever seen the commercial where the man, who is caring for his elderly mother, opens his mouth and issues a large silent scream? I can identify with that feeling. Not because my mother is difficult, but because watching someone age
The New Politically Correct The phrase “politically correct†has been bandied around a lot lately. People either encourage it or they resent it. The people who resent it say “I used to be able to tell jokes or speak my mind freely,