Archive for August 2023
The Arithmetic of Life
The Arithmetic of life doesn’t always add up……… but it does…..always even out….. ttucro
Read MoreStumping You Toe…….the threshing floor
The times we stumbled garnered bruised toes and damaged ego’s but retracing those steps are where we glean valuable insights from the threshing floor of life…… take it all in stride……especially the missteps ttucro
Read MoreThe lingering pain of impulsiveness
The pains of impulsive decisions pass slower than an ant walking a mile… the benefits of waiting till a full picture can be viewed are only outweighed by the willingness to see what other options are available …….nothing can overwhelm a person in control of their emotions….wait….I say until the storm has passed before you…
Read MoreSpiritual Gauge
You are spiritually stable when life’s challenges move you little off the beam…..spiritual fitness doesn’t prevent life’s issues…..it guides us through them…… pray on ttucro
Read MoreHappiness
Happiness is simple……..make the choice everyday and every minute……. Circumstances are irrelevant…… ttucro
Read MoreWhen the pain gets to great
We place a blindfold on when it hurts too much to see …..and take it off when we we start seeing we are losing ourselves… ttucro
Read MoreUnderstanding vs. Acceptance
Never let understanding get in the way of acceptance……trust that more will be revealed when it’s time……ttucro
Read MoreWhen the pain gets great enough….
I was sitting on a porch with a friend when his hound joined us basking in the morning sun…..as we spoke every so often the dog would whimper….. laughing I finally asked my friend what was going on with his dog…..Smithers replied……” that’s his favorite spot…..the weather has caused a nail to pop up out…
Read Morestowaway
This daydream found me drifting so I put it on a raft….as the current quickened I boarded the vessel myself…. leaving all my burdens and entanglements on the distant shore I became part of the river and my spirit began to soar…..as I was about to join the geese as they formed their arrow piercing…
Read MoreHow deep is that well ?
Throwing a rock over the rim I listen for it to make contact with the water……. It hits and the splash echoes and by the time it reaches me it is just above a whisper……. makes me think of my emotions and I realize that I’m waiting for the rock falling from head to reach…
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