Few emotions can lower the probability of success than doubt. Doubt is insidious, a gradual, subtle emotion with devastating effects on the doubter. The power of doubt is that when it is present, individuals are unable to perform a fair estimate of their abilities, and, more times than not, they fail to even try to... Continue Reading →
I wonder what is the interrelationship between trying to find a sense of belonging in childhood and the desire to follow unknown paths? When Douglas and I take long walks in the places we visit, there is always a path that no one seems to take. You can tell those precious paths not taken by... Continue Reading →
I have had it with euphemisms That make negative things sound so good. Articulate the truth of the matter, If you don't mind and if you would. When I no longer have a job, Because of someone else you have hired. Don't tell me that I've only been downsized, Just tell me straight that I've... Continue Reading →
In the fourth grade, my class visited Rock City, an attraction that sits on top of Lookout Mountain in Chattanooga, Tennessee. In order to go from one side of the nature trail there to the other side where our bus was parked, you had two choices: the swing-along bridge or hike the long way around.... Continue Reading →
Written for Six Word Saturday Challenge. I find trains fascinating, for they are nearly always in motion, on the way to a destination, leaving a destination, or arriving at a destination. That's how IÂ like to think about our lives. We should be in motion, never standing still, immobile, or aimless. There should be some... Continue Reading →
I have written of my love for music, and when I saw that one of the prompts for today was brio, meaning vivacity and energy, I immediately thought of a concert I went to many years ago that featured the great trumpeter, Wynton Marsalis. I had some of his albums, but I had never witnessed... Continue Reading →
Joy sat drinking the coffee the flight attendant had brought her, trying to think up a new product to tempt people into her bakery. People enjoyed her cupcakes and pastries each morning, with business so good that she was quite often rushed right off her feet. But, she needed something to draw them into the... Continue Reading →
Every time we go into a restaurant or an entertainment venue, Douglas ask a question that I absolutely wish to avoid, "Is there a senior discount?" I would rather pay the regular price and not be viewed as an elderly woman, for people start to treat you differently, as though you are right at death's... Continue Reading →
Looking at the headlines today, I wondered what will the future hold for America and for the world. I thought about what it would be like to be transported into the future, to get a glimpse of a time when I will not still be alive. A good year would be 2150, because I have... Continue Reading →
So often, we misunderstand what is happening around us, because either no one has explained the world to us or we fail to listen and understand what is right before our eyes. In the psalm today, Psalm 73, Asaph or one of his descendants addresses the confusion and pain of misunderstanding the prosperity of wicked... Continue Reading →
Help from Heaven 