(Originally posted March 19, 2022. Updated and revised.) Many years ago, I had a conversation with a gentleman I will call, Greg. He was a mechanic. We were talking about the younger generation and our perception of their viewpoints regarding life. It seemed that the expectation of being an individual was being compromised by the… Continue reading Thoughts along the way
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building character – a lost art…
(Updated and reposted from February 2, 2022 original) The world I grew up in seems to have all but vanished. Children have rights over the rights and obligations of their adult parents. Decisions are arbitrarily chosen to allow by those in power minors to choose medical decisions without parental consent. Young 18 year olds can… Continue reading building character – a lost art…
corporate life, or living in a group think culture…
(Updated and reposted from original post of February 10, 2022.) For those of you who chose not to work in the white collar jobs, inside large buildings with constant climate control and overhead blaring LED or fluorescent lighting, you aren’t missing anything. You are the lucky ones who do not work in the white collar… Continue reading corporate life, or living in a group think culture…
creativity – the necessary human gift…
(Updated and reposted from original dated February 10, 2022) One of the things that makes man so unique is his ability to create something out of anything. No animal on our planet has ever created a medium of exchange, such as money, or shopping malls to buy things that someone else designed and created, or… Continue reading creativity – the necessary human gift…
language of a soldier…
As I read the ponderings of a soldier, I realized that I understood. I’ve never been to war or seen the bloody battles. But the trauma, hidden from the world, lies deep within their breast. It is a language that they alone can understand between each other. The hardships, hurt, and agony of war etches… Continue reading language of a soldier…
rules…
The concept of rules are very much maligned in today’s society. They are seen as cumbersome, intrusive, divisive, and even prohibitive to freedoms. But are they? What are rules? Imagine playing a game of chess where there were no rules. No one knew what it took to win or lose. And everyone decided to play… Continue reading rules…
hills and valleys of life…
Life is filled with emotional battles. We have our ups and downs, our hills and valleys of life along the way. Sometimes it seems like we have more downs than ups. More failures than successes. But life isn’t measured by the number of times that things aren’t going well. It is measured in how we… Continue reading hills and valleys of life…
what happened to our sense of humor?
Has anyone else noticed how hard it is to view anything as humorous in our world today? Stereotypical actions of children, silly cats falling into fish tanks, birds fighting their reflections in windows, resulting fails from people who think themselves better than they really are at something…If we laugh, we are told we are being… Continue reading what happened to our sense of humor?
resolutions…
We all make resolutions. Sometimes we make them at the beginning of the year. Things like losing weight, eating healthier, working out all come to mind. Sometimes we make them at the beginning of the week or month. The same types of things. And we get into gear to do exactly what we set out… Continue reading resolutions…
trials…
When lo the darksome creature waits And shows the world his ugly face; When all the land in darkness still Beneath the tyrant’s reign and will, Shall then a Light in greatness shine, The twinkling glimmers of Divine; For when darkness proves its own self-worth, Then Light shines brightest in the dearth. The smallest light… Continue reading trials…