the first thing you notice about someone who is arrogant……..they are neither competent or confident…………their bravado is a smokescreen so you don’t look to close………never fails, they are always loud………..that’s to keep you at a distance…………the volcano is making noises it just might blow…….get out of the way……..run…….go they don’t want you to see what…

i met a woman today who said the only person she ever loved was her mother…….she had numerous relationships but avoided falling in love because love tangled up your head and heart and made things far to complicated……. she was nice enough and attractive……..the longer we talked the colder i got and she began to…

it’s not flattering when you say/ i have to correct myself a thousand times a day but that is the situation that continues to confront me…….really…….you can do better than that…… i catch myself in the midst of planning some sort of scheme….retaliation for some imagined thing….that may have only happened in my mind……….i stop…

people that grasp and understand Christianity……..accept people as they are and don’t condemn anybody……they understand that a forced feeding will never stay down…..and it makes for an unpleasant meeting………. a fundamental tenant in Christian faith is that we aren’t perfect……rather seeking perfection through our faith………emphasis on seeking……..as in not complete……. if i start with pointing…

lots of people i term acquaintances ……about a dozen i call ”friends”……………. my criteria for friendship is a rock solid belief that i could count on these few……no matter what……………………………..i don’t bestow that title lightly and i don’t take my friends for granted…..it’s a big deal to me…….. if you are fortunate to have them……treasure…

everyone…………has the capacity to become………so few ever light the wick the light is stuck in the candle……..but what good is it the tired stay tired…………..until they become inspired and then they are renewed but that first step separates those who achieve happiness by doing the best they can do anything less is the fuel that…

i was drawn to your physical beauty but when i looked within………there was an abyss….. that had no end………i was so sad for you and all of your friends…….it was all about you….and all about them………. the image was so strong it lodged in my mind and as i thought about it the flood burst…

don’t borrow from tomorrow………you’re guessing what’s there…..while you are tampering with tomorrow today is already here……….and it won’t wait……. seems logical that we would tend to focus on what’s in front of us………..but i do everything possible to put that in the ”get around to it” slot…………. you see i haven’t quite let go of…

little shards of paper are crammed into folders, boxes and drawers……..sometimes they call out to be  re-examined and explored…….often they take me back to places and things of long ago………..funny how a few words on a sliver of paper bring back memories that were lost a long time ago…….. i am a compulsive person and…

when you can easily share and feel someone else’s pain and suffering……..compassion is a cornerstone of your life……the ability and desire to comfort others……is the stuff that moves mountains……..