Monthly Archives: October 2018
The Eternal WOW!
We embark on this journey called life with many other boats on this endless sea. And as we struggle on through unending strife We wonder what our life is meant to be. We are sailing together as seafarers all Though … Continue reading
Love In The Time Of Pending Darkness
Many people today seek comfort and fulfillment in power, money, success and fame. This quest usually lead to greed, as people want more, to envy when they want also what others have, to anger when they don’t get what they … Continue reading
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Tagged Peace
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Willing And Obedient
I am always scandalized the naked selfishness and unbridled greed there is in the business world as typified by Wall Street. A corporation makes billions of dollars in profits but its stock would tank if their profits were below the … Continue reading
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Tagged Gratitude, Search
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Dreamer and Idealist
In my youth, I have always been a dreamer, an idealist. I would soar the heights of fancy and imagination, even plumb the depths of meaning and even darkness. In my imaginings, I could be anyone who I wanted … Continue reading
Awed Again By The Beauty Around
The earth was formed about 4.57 billion years ago. Humans did not come upon the scene until much later. It was only after the Cretaceous–tertiary extinction event, some 65 million years ago. It took millions of years and at least five … Continue reading
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Tagged Beauty, Gratitude, joy
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Living The Life Of The Spirit
It is the desert experiences that make possible the beauty of the valley. The small painful moments that prepare us to face the big dramatic ones with courage and fortitude. It is only when we are empty that That God … Continue reading
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Another Desert Experience
For the nth time, my life has again been turned upside down, tossed around and about, topsy-turvy as in a state of utter confusion. We have pulled up our stakes again and made yet another major move – this time … Continue reading
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Wondering About Life
Life, for all its beauty and wonder, is essentially a mystery, a conundrum. Existence, like life, is replete with contradictions, contrasts and paradoxes. Everything we sense is made up of matter and energy. At the deepest level, matter and energy … Continue reading
Journeying With Mindfulness
To arrive at a destination usually means to level up. Every ending contains the seeds of a new beginning. Each arrival is but the preparation for another departure. I recall my days in the corporate world where the bosses and … Continue reading
Knowing The Place For The First Time
We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time. Through the unknown, remembered gate When the last of earth left to … Continue reading