Begin Each Day Showing Gratitude
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Category Archive: Thoughts
Where Is Home?
I was listening to a book today and one of the characters said they were going home. That made me think about the concept of “home.” “Papa’s voice arrived loudly in her ears,… Read More
500 Great Quotes: #486
“Perhaps a thing gains beauty being used.” “Perhaps a thing is used according to its beauty,” ~ Patrick Rothfuss from his book “The Wise Man’s Fear.” – - Commentary: How many different… Read More
Theaters Of Kindness
Tonight, I saw in our area’s weekly newspaper that a local 32-year old small theater was having a fund-raising Mardi-Gras “casino night” event. I have several soft places in my heart for live… Read More
Understanding Wealth – A Letter To My Father’s Grandchildren
This is a letter I wrote to my father’s grandchildren today: As you may know, my father left my mother and me when I was about 3. That’s when the physical separation occurred. Other kinds… Read More
People Who Are Consistently Kind Tend To Attract Kind & Giving People
Building off of yesterday’s post about considering the needs of the many rather than just the needs of a few or just one, and a post series that began with a post about a… Read More
You Get To Choose Your Instruments
And you get to choose how your instruments are played. If you want your life’s work to be an instrument of enduring love, you will likely receive enduring love in return. If you… Read More
What Can You Learn That Will Profit You? #3 – Why Pursue Education?
Sometimes it is important for certain things to be said publicly. Often it doesn’t matter who says them. It’s more important that someone says them. – - The importance of trying to educate yourself… Read More
400 Songs That Shape My World: #396 “Red Rain” by Peter Gabriel
This is a list of 400 songs that continue to shape my world, the soundtrack of my life. I encourage you to click on the above video, to hear the song as you… Read More
An Argument With My Teenage Son
It is probably never a good idea for one person to try to paraphrase the nature of an argument, without allowing the other person to tell their side. But there may be something… Read More
What Is The Greatest Role You Can Ever Be Cast In?
Weak And Scared Today was a tough day. My youngest boy came to me tonight, saying he was “weak and scared.” At first, I thought he was angling toward convincing me to allow him… Read More
The Ones Whose Stories You Want To Tell To The World
The photographs above are of Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address in March 1865. John Wilkes Booth is in attendance, above Lincoln. Booth assassinated Lincoln in the next month, April 1865. Click on the images… Read More
The Parable Of The Talents. What Offers Should You Accept? What Should You Do With The Gifts You’ve Been Given?
What do you think of this quote? “When seeking guidance, don’t ever listen to the tiny-hearted. Be kind to them, heap them with blessing, cajole them, but do not follow their advice.” … Read More
A Common Missing Character Trait In Modern Protagonists
What is a characteristic missing in many modern protagonists? I am reading a fantasy novel currently. I am up to Chapter 65 in “The Name Of The Wind” by Patrick Rothfuss. It is well written… Read More
The Movement You Need Is On Your Shoulder
We cannot avoid watching thousands of commercials that suggest we would be happier by doing less and receiving more. Most days that message comes to us in thousands of images, songs, billboards, infomercials,… Read More
What Can You Learn That Will Profit You? #1 – A Librarian More Than A Library
This post series is for people seeking wisdom. Atop this post is the original publisher’s green cloth, spine lettered in gilt, pictorial dust jacket by F. Cugat for F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great… Read More
Greenberg, The Attractiveness of Intelligence, How Long Does Romance And Passion Last? My Problem With Alcohol and Responses To Circumstances
Tonight, I am re-watching the great 2010 film “Greenberg,” starring Ben Stiller and Greta Gerwig. What? You don’t remember Greenberg? You never heard it was a great film? Well, maybe most people don’t think… Read More
Sarah Polley, Michelle Williams, Sarah Silverman And Other Failed Loves
“I’d like to propose a toast to Harry and Sally. To Harry and Sally . . . If Marie or I had found either of them remotely attractive, we would not be here… Read More
Reflecting On US Voters’ Choices In The 2012 Elections
Nothing says “Voter Approval” more than anonymous drivers honking their horns while quickly driving by. I probably should not admit this, but whenever I see dudes in groups of two riding around on… Read More
Have You Ever Felt Disenchanted?
Have the realities of life been less pleasing than you expected? Have your perceptions of your relationships fallen short of your hopes? enchanted – v. – To fill with great delight, charm. Put under… Read More
Writing Still Matters
Does the ability to communicate clearly through writing still matter? Why do I love written words so much? Reading through the New York Times online today, I had the pleasure to send this… Read More
Ideas For Vloggers And Bloggers Looking To Speak To A Larger Regular Audience
Are you a struggling blogger or vlogger, not able to understand why more people are not reading, watching, or following your regular posts? Would you like to know how to earn the interest… Read More
Why Is Writing An Email Often Such A Poor Method For Trying To Resolve Personal Disputes?
Some people can write back and forth as a method to resolving disputes. Those people are what I like to call . . . rare. When you have the opportunity to resolve a… Read More
