Day One Hundred Eighty-Six of 365 – Things That Inspire Me: Sometimes . . . Nothing!
I wish I could say that every single day I find myself inspiured by someone or something. That would be wonderful! Reality, however, tells me that will not be the case. The main reason is that some days are filled with anything but inspiration. On those days, I have to look elsewhere. Today was one […]
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 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 Fifty-Nine of 365 – Things That Bug Me: Dreams!
Dreams bug me! They just plain do! I’m not talking about the kind that may be termed good, bad or nightmares. I’m talking about the kind of dreams that keep us awake. The kind that haunt us at times. The kind that are born of passion. The kind that we wish to realize! The main […]
Day One Hundred Fifty-Eight of 365 – Things That Bug Me: Fit Throwers!
“You get what you get and you don’t throw a fit!” Dontcha love that? My wife recently finished a long-term counseling sub assignment at an elementary school where she worked directly with K – 2nd grade students. This particular statement came from a young kindergarten student when Vanessa instructed the young boy to take the […]
Day One Hundred Fifty-Five of 365 – Things That Bug Me: Birthdays!
Yep! You guessed it! I’m celebrating a birthday today and that is the inspiration for this post. Don’t get me wrong, I love birthdays – at least, most of the time. Birthdays are excuses to celebrate! Birthdays are opportunities to laugh, eat cake and give gifts. Birthdays also remind me that I’m aging and that’s […]
Day One Hundred Fifty-Three of 365 – Things That Bug Me: Me!
Included in the list of things that bug me is . . . ME! Sometimes . . . I’m the Problem! Dog-gone-it! As much as I hate to admit this, sometimes the “mean times” that enter my life do so as a result of choices that I make! As much as I would like to […]
Day One Hundred Fifty-Two of 365 – Things That Bug Me: The Small Stuff!
Sometimes when I’m really, really honest with myself I come away from that self-reflection session a tad bit ashamed. I know . . . feeling ashamed of oneself tends to indicate that an event for which one should feel that way has occurred. More often than not, we think that an egregious act has taken place – […]
Day One Hundred Fifty-Two of 365 – Things That Bug Me: Sleep Problems
I don’t know about you but Sleep Problems bug the heck out of me! Seriously! I love to sleep. I typically don’t sleep for long periods of time – typically 5 to 6 hours – but I really love being able to catch some z’s. I can go to sleep generally within ten minutes of […]
Day One Hundred Forty-Eight of 365 – Things That Bug Me: Migraines
Life can be a pain in the butt from time to time; however, what bugs me more than that is when life is a pain in the head! I am one of those who periodically suffers from migraines. More often than not, I have an inkling or two when one is coming on. I begin […]