Sonetimes, Round Two: Superiority and Inferiority!
“Sometimes The Projection Of Our Presumed Superiority Serves Only As A Reflection Of Our Inherent Inferiority!” Peace! M.E.H.
Read MoreA Week of Life In a Day! Sometimes, Round Two – Day 43 of 365!
Sometimes We Live A Week Of Life In One Day! You know it’s true! It happens . . . perhaps more frequently than we care to admit. When it does, we are drained! Our minds cloud. Our bodies wilt. Our emotions fray. Our judgement falters. Our energy wanes. Our choices waver. Our speech slows. We…
Read MoreSometimes, Round Two: Day 42 of 365 – Boundless Benefits!
Sometimes Ten Seconds More Yields Boundless Benefits! I’ve written before about the value of taking just Ten Seconds More in various life situations. Extending an embrace for Ten Seconds More; Staying in bed just Ten Seconds More; Watching the fading sun at the end of the day for just Ten Seconds More; Lingering with…
Read MoreSometimes, Round Two: Day 41 of 365 – The End As The Beginning!
Sometimes The End Is Just The Beginning! Most of the time the end is the end. Books end. Movies end. Plays end. Work projects end. Relationships end. You get the picture. Lots of things end in this life. Even life ends in the way we know it. But how would things change if we were…
Read MoreSometimes, Round Two: Day 40 of 365 – The Quiet Inside!
Sometimes The Quiet In The Mind Drowns Out The Noise In The World! Peace and Quiet! How we long for those gifts from time-to-time. The Noise of the World overwhelms and inundates! Finding a quiet place for retreat very often escapes our search. Everywhere we turn, Noise assaults us! What are we to do? Well,…
Read MoreSometimes, Round Two: Day 39 of 365 – Relief and Sadness!
Sometimes Relief Is Draped With Sadness! “Plop, plop! Fizz, fizz! Oh, What A Relief It Is!” That catchy little phrase found air time on televisions all over the country back in the 1960’s pitching the positive effects of Alka Seltzer for upset stomach. I can close my eyes and see the “effervescent” smile of little…
Read MoreSometimes, Round Two: Day 38 of 365 – The Things We Wish To Hide!
Sometimes The Things We Wish To Hide Slip Out Of Our Mouths Anyway…At Very Inopportune Moments! “Oops! That one just popped right out there!” You know what I mean . . . very often, perhaps more often than we like, something we wish to remain hidden – an opinion, an impression, a thought –…
Read MoreSometimes, Round Two: Day 37 of 365 – The Burdens of This World!
Sometimes The Burdens Of This World Are Too Much to Bear Alone! We all carry worries and cares around with us. We fill our minds, hearts and spirits with concerns about the future. We weigh ourselves down with regrets from our past. We collect hopes in the present as if they are guarantees. And…
Read MoreSometimes, Round Two: Day 36 of 365 – Tired Is A Good Thing!
Sometimes Tired Is A Good Thing…Especially At The End Of A Productive Day! Sometimes, tired is just tired! Tired grabs us when lose sleep. It sneaks up on us when lose ourselves in a project that defies completion. It drains us when we veg out in front of the television. It seeps into our bones…
Read MoreSometimes, Round Two: Day 35 of 365 – The Next Thing!
Sometimes You Have To Do The Next Thing Even If The Next Thing Is Washing The Dishes! The month: February. The year: 1974. The setting: A Sunday night service in my home church in college. The message: “Learning to Live in the Meantimes.” Funny how a message sometimes grabs the heart and holds on tight!…
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