Day Sixty-Five of 365 – Tails Wagging Dogs & Wing Tips Flying Eagles
So let me ask. Does the title of this post have you scratching your head and wondering just a bit? If so, good! That is the point! I work to stay away from political commentary. I work to post thoughts and ideas that focus on personal, professional and spiritual growth. In doing so, I know […]
Day Sixty-Four of 365 – When Praise and Worship Is Not Praise and Worship
Right off the bat, I know that I open myself up for criticism when I address a subject like praise and worship. I know that and yet, I feel compelled today to write about it anyway. Let me share a brief personal history to provide a little context. I grew up as an Assembly of […]
Day Fifty-Eight of 365 – Unlearn What You Have Learned
Change is difficult. Change is inevitable. Change complicates. Change creates loss. Change is a constant. And sometimes . . . Change isn’t Change at all! What do I mean? Change isn’t change when nothing changes. When everything remains the same as it was before we began, Change isn’t change. When we continue to repeat what […]
Day Fifty-Seven of 365 – How Does One Become Comfortably Numb?
As you may know if you’ve been following my posts, I’ve embarked on a personal journey to write at least one article, thought or post every day for a whole year. On the surface, that might not seem like a big challenge (I admit that I might have taken the thought a bit too lightly […]
Day Fifty -Three of 365 – Be Careful What You Plant . . .
The election is over. Our country has transferred the reigns of leadership to a new administration. We continue forward as a nation working to embrace the challenges that come with democracy and freedom. In light of these things, I would like to offer some thoughts for consideration. In these words, I do not endorse or […]
Day Fifty-Two of 365 – You’ve Got Hair Seeds!
I love the things kids come up with to describe the world as they see and experience it! I especially love it when they make comments about adults! A few years back, when our oldest grandson (now 13 years of age) was around 5, he came up with one of my all-time favorite comments about […]
Day Fifty-One of 365 – Life is Short
I’ve been thinking about life a lot lately. Tragedy will do that to you. Both in my private practice and the community in which I live, I’ve been reminded of just how brief a time we have on this earth. Over the past 12 months, tragic, “out of time” deaths have caused me to face this […]
Day Fifty of 365 – Labels Are Good For Products, But Not For People
On this Fiftieth Day of my 365 Day personal writing challenge, I found an obscure group of sentences I jotted down a number of years ago related to labels. When you hear the word “labels,” what comes to mind? The tag on the inside of your shirt? The slick paper wrapper attached to your favorite […]
Day Forth-Six of 365 – “You Can’t Be Ugly”
As I have stated before, The Velveteen Rabbit by Marjorie Williams is one of my all-time favorite stories period! I know it was written for children but the profound truths it contains are applicable to adults from all walks of life. For the past few posts, I have been analyzing and commenting on a few of the […]
Day Forty-Two of 365 – Those Who Break Easily
Day forty-two of my 365 day writing challenge finds me continuing with an analysis of the wonderful children’s story, The Velveteen Rabbit by Marjorie Williams. The past two posts have focused on the process and length of time necessary to become Real. To summarize, the process requires “Becoming” and it takes a long time. It does not happen overnight […]