Day One Hundred Eighty of 365 – ThingsThat Inspire Me: Breaking Chains
Charles Dickens is credited with the following : “We forge the chains we wear in life.” What a powerful statement! How often when we find ourselves bogged down or held back by chains of doubt, fear, uncertainty or self-loathing do we seek to blame others for our situation? Far too often, I believe. If only […]
Day One Hundred Seventy-Nine of 365 – Things That Inspire Me: Perseverance
Perseverance! Just the word itself spawns inspiration! Sticking with something despite the odds against success! Maintaining a mindset of positivity despite the appearance of abject negativity. Finishing a task despite the drain on metal, emotional, physical or spiritual resources! All of these define some aspect of perseverance! Today, Vanessa and I were called upon to […]
Day One Hundred Seventy-Five of 365 – Things That Inspire Me: R & R . . . & R
Today, we began a week of vacation – the first one we’ve taken in six years. Now this is not to say that we have not taken breaks from time to time over the last six years. We have enjoyed long weekends and Holidays; however, taking a planned vacation has been something whe have not […]
Day One Hundred Seventy-Four of 365 – Things That Inspire Me: Work Over Worry!
Work! Don’t Worry! Many years ago when a job for which I was hired – a job that I had already settled into – suddenly became less sure, I was close to scared! (Okay, I admit it! I really WAS scared – scared that the job would be pulled out from under me!) I found […]
Day One Hundred Sixty-Nine of 365 – Things That Inspire Me: WE! We Inspire Me!
The Power of WE! One cannot underestimate the power of WE when facing life challenges! One of the problems that gets in our way is that we sometimes fail to see the Power of WE! What If We Are the Ones? Waiting! Don’t you just love waiting? We wait in line We wait for a […]
Day One Hundred Sixty-Seven of 365 – Things That Inspire Me: True Faith!
True Faith! Defining Faith often becomes a tenuous task! People from widely diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences routinely work to communicate their definitions and at times impose those definitions on others. Yes, defining and communicating Faith is indeed a challenge! Through my years on this rock I too have sought to make sense of the […]
Day One Hundred Sixty-Six of 365 – Things That Inspire Me: The Dawn
The Candle vs The Dawn! Forty or so years ago I heard the following: “Death is merely the extinguishing of the Candle because the Dawn has come.” Now I really like that! IIt creates a sense of comfort as I ponder the end of life . . . And yet as I think on that […]
Day One Hundred Sixty-Five of 365 -Things That Inspire Me: Holding On!
Holding on to life can be difficult at times. We, as human beings, routinely find ourselves inundated by challenges on all fronts. Often, some among our vast number let go and give up or leave us. When that happens, I am deeply saddened. I venture to say that all of us from time to time […]
Day One Hundred Sixty-Two of 365 – Things That Inspire Me: Flipping the Switch!
As part of my 365 day personal writing challenge in which I will write something on this site every day for the entire year of 2017, I’ve discovered that writing about short series topics helps me focus. I’ve been writing about Things That Bug Me. Today, I am switching gears. Today I begin a new […]
Day One Hundred Sixty of 365 – Things That Bug Me: Rejection!
Rejection! I don’t like it! It really bugs me! I’m guessing it bugs you as well; however, it is something with which we all must deal from time to time. This is a tough one! Rejection! Ouch! The sting of rejection tends to condition us to shy away from asking questions; asking for favors; asking […]