It is nearly midnight,
and I do not know where my laptop is.
This might not sound newsworthy, other than the fact
that my laptop contains EVERYTHING I NEED to write.
And midnight is my deadline to write & post to you.… —-> Continue…
I was reminded again tonight of something
that my brother said to me not too long ago.
“No good deed goes unpunished.”
I’ve heard that phrase before, but
haven’t really understood the meaning.
So tonight, as all good Americans do – I checked The Internet!… —-> Continue…
For a moment
turn off the noise
and listen.
No music.
No video.
Simply be still
and try to hear You.
This might take some time -
because we have been inundated
and conditioned to have so much
sound become the background of
our lives that we don’t even
know what “We” sound like.… —-> 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…
Do not let those familiar voices that told you what you
could and couldn’t do in 2023 set the stage for 2024
- starting with YOUR voice, YOUR Word to yourself.
Sure, you probably had high hopes & intentions
last year about this time – and maybe they didn’t happen.… —-> 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…
The subject of PURPOSE came up twice for me today,
so I felt compelled to take bit of time to pass it on to you.
Because I’m a giver like that 
One of the more intriguing and convicting questions
that I have often pondered where people are concerned
is whether they live a life of Purpose or a life of Pleasure.… —-> Continue…
