During Lent we learn something anew about ourselves, our life, and our world. It all begins with the smallest of things. From the smallest of things we begin to construct our authentic selves and the person God intended at our creation. We also learn that we are never finished. As we improve our relationships with…
Month: March 2019
Humanity Has Shaped the World Since The Dawn of Time
Humanity has shaped the world since the dawn of time. Of all God’s creatures we are the only ones who have the ability to consciously alter our surroundings for the better or worse. We are always seeking to improve ourselves and the world we live in. Lent is a time for self-examination, but self-examination doesn’t…
Praise Will Lead You To Vanity
I would recommend the cultivation of extreme indifference to both praise and blame because praise will lead you to vanity, and blame will lead you to self-pity, and both are bad for writers. — John Berryman. I heartily admit that I love praise for my writing. Over my life I loved praise for just about…
Borders, Both Real and Imaginary
My son and daughter-in-law’s good friend, Bonnie Smith Whitehouse, recently came out with a journal for mindful walking titled “Afoot and Lighthearted.” If you are like so many of us who enjoy a good walk and are so happy that the sun is starting to come out so those walks can occur, I recommend her…
Nothing To Give Up
During Lent we spend a lot of time talking and thinking about the sacrifice we make for forty days. “What did you give up for Lent?” is probably the most common subject at cocktail parties during the Lenten season, even more so than one’s neighbor’s cosmetic surgery or new car. The funny part of this…