Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” Hebrews 13:5 The second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ Matt 12:31 You have to love yourself or you’ll never be able to accept compliments from anyone. … More Of Love & Order part 2: Love Yourself First
Sometimes You Have To Let Go I have decided to take on the Daily Post challenges each Wednesday from now on just to spice things up. I do enjoy the deep thought-provoking posts I normally do but I would like to experiment with the more light-hearted ones just to see where things lead. The challenge … More A Better Sense Of Everything
Proverbs 13:4 The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied. Proverbs 14:23 In all toil there is profit, but mere talk tends only to poverty. 2 Timothy 2:6 It is the hard-working farmer who ought to have the first share of the crops Get up … More Do Something, When You Feel Like It And When You Don’t
Galatians 5:22-23 But the Spirit produces love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, humility, and self-control. There is no law against such things as these Isaiah 40:31 But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk … More The Fourth Fruit: A Chess Battleground
Romans 15:13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. In this hour, I do not believe that any darkness will endure- J. R. R. Tolkein: The Return Of The King Welcoming Portion Host: Thank … More The Heart Of An Optimist
The Presence Of The Pendulum Life presents us with a lot of opportunities to achieve something meaningful, do something amazing, and change someone else’s life. The real truth is we all have a chance to do this every day in one way or another, it all comes down to how we spend our time. Whether you are the … More Balancing Life: The Semi-Circle Of Rhythm
“After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world.” ― Philip Pullman People very often miss the beauty of the joy and wonder of story has in everyday life. We are beings that thrive and live on the essence of story. It is our life’s staple food. We tell … More Tell The Right Story
There are times in life when you have to understand that as the second-hand takes its turn, and seconds move on the digital watches/clocks, all kinds of feelings, experiences, people and consequences from choices made will happen. These are to be anticipated when the choice or decision made is taken into consideration. I remember seeing … More 15 Things I Learned About Every Year
Peace in good and bad times I recently meditated on Isaiah 26:3 and my eyes froze on it as though time stopped. All other words might as well have slowly faded away as the only thing in crystal clear picture and vision were these words: You will guard him and keep him in perfect and … More Perfect Peace and a Perfect Mind
“I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than in attempting to satisfy them.” John Stuart Mill “He who does not economize will have to agonize.” Confucius “Without frugality none can be rich, and with it very few would be poor.” Samuel Johnson Proverbs 13:7 One man considers himself rich, yet has nothing [to … More Saving: A Lesson In Frugality
