Tag: lives
What Eddies learned from his life review
Eddie thought he was a loser. He more or less inherited his job from his dad who was troubled and abusive towards his family. When reviewing his life, in order to learn the secret of heaven, five people have waited for him to help him understand his life and its meaning. There are of course… Read More ›
Not for spectators
a process most of us will go through I just saw a clip on the internet that deals with how some atheist look at death and the afterlife. Of course they all said that they did not fear death. In fact in our day it seems to be in vogue with just about everyone. People… Read More ›
Do not let others define who you are.
Do people insert themselves into your life? Has it happened that others have defined what your relationship with them should be — with little or no input from you? Do you feel pressed by certain folks to act out a relationship that isn’t in your heart and thus perhaps not in your destiny? Problems —… Read More ›
Who is Worthy?
Seeking to help only those who are ‘worthy’ is a slippery slope to start walking on. For who is to say one person is more worthy than another. That does take a certain type of judgment that I don’t want to take the responsibility in making. Though of course at times I do; I am… Read More ›
An Encounter
On one of my evening walks, I came across four deer. An older female, one doe and a couple of yearlings that were feeding near our garden that is situated near the main building here…. I guess for the gardener they are pest, for me, as well as for many others, they are just beautiful…. Read More ›
Reality and Existence
The man who lives in division is not a person but on an “individual.” I have what you have not. I am what you are not. I have taken what you have failed to take and I have seized what you could never get. Therefore you suffer and I am happy, you are despised and… Read More ›
Be who God intended you to be
Many poets are not poets for the same reason that many religious men are not saints: they never succeed in being themselves. They never get around to being the particular poet or the particular monk they are intended to be by God. They never become the man or the artist who is called for by… Read More ›
A Choice to Go
I may be a fairly good sailor at this point in my life but there were times when, like Peter, I had to be humbled. One time I was sailing a Sunfish in Michigan. I had trouble controlling the wind which was building and the sailboat and I ended up in shallow water. I had… Read More ›
The Meaning of Our Memories
Memory is one of the most powerful functions of the human mind. It is also one of life’s most determining ones. What goes on in memory has a great deal to do with what goes on in us all our lives. Memory is a wild horse, unbridled, riderless, maverick. It takes us often where we… Read More ›
Cameos
The store was busy, it was that time of the day; parking lot full, people with carts rushing to their cars, the day chilly with high winds and dark clouds looming. I did a little shopping for Janet, simple things really, some bread, health nut, or oat nut if they were out, a baked chicken,… Read More ›