Day Two Hundred Four of 365 – Things That Inspire Me: Persistent Dreams!
Dreams Die Hard – Especially the Persistent ones! Dreams . . . dreams that are worth pursuing; dreams that possess potential to be life-altering; dreams that take up residence deep in one’s soul die hard. Sometimes they never die! They smolder and simmer. They bubble and boil. They rumble and roll. They keep one awake […]
Day Two Hundred Two of 365 – Things That Inspire Me: The Main Thing!
The Main Thing! I don’t know about you but my head swims from time to time with all the important tasks I must address! First of all, during the school year, I must maintain focus on all the tasks associated with providing counseling to senior high school students (grades 11 and 12) that includes academic, […]
Day One Hundred Ninety-Four of 365 – Things That Inspire Me:Breathing
Breathing is great! Breathing is essential! Breathing, even stale smelling air, is better than the alternative! Breathing is life! And yet, there’s more to breathing than life. Intrigued? Read on! Breathing can actually bring living to life! Confused? Hang on and maybe I can clarify this a bit. Many of us choose to avoid living […]
Day One Hundred Ninety-Two of 365 – Things That Inspire Me: The Ripple Effect!
Toss a pebble into a placid pond and watch what happens. Once the pebble breaks the surface and sinks into the depths of the water, small waves begin making their way toward the shore in all directions. It’s called the Ripple Effect. The wavelets produced by the pebble continue to form and expand long after […]
Day One Hundred Eighty-Seven of 365 – Things That Inspire Me: Core Strength
Core Strength is something that inspires me but for reasons different than you might think. Let me explain . . . Anyone who is engaged in any kind of exercise program has heard the term “core strength!” Strengthening our core muscles positively affects everything we do – the way we sit, walk, run, bend over, […]
Day One Hundred Eighty-Three of 365 – Things That Inspire Me: Unalienable Rights
On this Independence Day, I ponder something that stirs inspiration at a level deeper than I initially thought. That something? Unalienable Rights. What is the definition of Unalienable Rights? What’s unalienable cannot be taken away or denied. Within the context of the Constitution, these rights are granted by God. From that particular perspective, it seems that […]
Day One Hundred Eighty-One of 365 – Things That Inspire Me: Presents!
I love Presents! Who doesn’t? Now if you think I’m talking about presents as in Birthday or Christmas, you would be wrong. I’m talking about another kind of Presents. I’m referring to Presents as Moments in Time! Back in 1974 I read a powerful book by C.S. Lewis entitled “The Screwtape Letters.” My favorite quote from […]
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 Fifty-Seven of 365 – Things That Bug Me: Noise!
Peace and Quiet! I’m convinced that the world needs much more Peace and Quiet! I know that I do from time to time! We are inundated daily with constant noise from all kinds of sources! Traffic, radios, television, audio books, concerts, mp3 players, smart phones, tablets, laptops, videos on YouTube and Face Book and Twitter, […]
Day One Hundred Forty-Nine of 365 – Things That Bug Me: Unnecessary Prayers
The fourth of the Things That Bug Me is when I practice Unnecessary Prayers! Have you ever felt that prayer is unnecessary? Don’t get me wrong! I’m not saying that prayer is always unnecessary. What I’m saying is that perhaps there are times when praying may be less than what is needed. The Navajo have […]