Traveling for the last two weeks upset my weekly routine. I welcomed returning home and getting back into my routine, but I realize that sometimes change makes me appreciate what I have, even something as simple as a routine. When we say we dislike change, we forget that change is going to happen whether we…
Month: May 2016
Porch Time
The time to relax is when you don’t have time for it. — S. Harris No matter how rough a day we’ve had, if Suzy and I can spend thirty minutes in the late afternoon on our front porch, all is right with the world. The busier we get the more we need the time on…
Prayer
For the most part, whatever your faith, you pray. You might pray in different ways, certainly in different languages, and even when you lose your faith, from time to time, you return to prayer. Thousands of books have been written about prayer. I wouldn’t be surprised if there isn’t out there a book called Prayer…
Taxis
Life is like a taxi. The meter keeps ticking whether you are getting somewhere or just standing still. — Lou Erickson. Last night stuck in traffic from O’Hare to downtown Chicago I remembered Erickson’s words. We’ve all been there, call it writer’s block, a rut at work, a relationship stuck in a routine, etc. Yet…
Helping Others
Doing nothing for others is the undoing of ourselves. — Horace Mann The television commercials that tug at my heart strings are the ones where someone does something for someone else. Everyone knows the feeling when something just hits us and we help someone out of the blue. Each time we do so we…