Can you find peace?
Sorry. Wrong question.
WILL you find peace?
Still not right.
Will you allow peace?
There. That’s more like it.
It’s actually easier to find than you might think – the tougher task is that our focus tends to drift toward everything that ISN’T “it”, sometimes by choice – most times our unawareness.… —-> Continue…
Just as I opened the door to
the machine shop, the sounds -
very LOUD sounds – of barking
dogs meet my ears, and
for a moment I wonder:
Will I be a customer today… or lunch ?!
The four legged carnivores met me first,
tripping over themselves trying to see
who was going to get the first bite in.… —-> Continue…
We all reach a point where we say enough is enough, and refuse
to continue selling ourselves short and settling for a life of “less than”.
And yet… how often do we stop at the next rung of the ladder,
claiming we’ve reached the “Promised Land”, simply because
we experience a view different than the one we left behind?… —-> Continue…
When I was… maybe 22 years old, I was introduced to a book called “The Greatest Miracle in the World” by Og Mandino (https://amzn.to/3pOi15I).
Love one another…
Not just some, not just one “in love” with you.
Not just those you agree with or get along with.
…and not only on February 14.
Love ❤ one another.
Always. Unconditionally.
Include yourself.
I love You.… —-> Continue…
I think it was Ben Franklin who said;
“All things in moderation”.
I have found this to be
great wisdom and advice,
and also used quite a
bit as a justification.
Similarly when we hear
that we should keep a
healthy balance in our Life -
what is missing in these sage
bits of understanding is the knowing
what exactly is being weighed in.… —-> Continue…
I’m at the Salvation Army thrift store
standing in line to purchase a small
dresser I’d found to help organize
what is my clothing chaos.
And I see him.
If one were to judge him by appearance,
they might say he had run out of luck
long ago and spent much time amongst the
out of work and possibly even the homeless.… —-> Continue…
