Choice.....

My Thought for this Day.....I think we can spend each and every day dwelling on the evil that is alive, well, and seemingly insurmountable in today's world. But instead, I choose to focus on the joy and strength of the human spirit. I choose to live with a clarity of sight, and my eyes trained on the heavens and the surety that Our mighty God sits on His throne. I choose to see me and my folks surrounded by invincible Angels, all tall in their stature and decked with the weapons of my Lord. I choose to not only believe, but know, that He will give me passage and if venom enters my world, He will give me the antidote with which to fight and win. I choose victory over loss.

The Being.....

My Thought for this Day.......Life is nor about the going and the doing and the having and the making. Life is about the BEING. Be first. When you get that understood and appreciated and lived, when you realize that your presence is truly needed by YOU, then and only then can the other things follow like adjectives that complete the main noun. At this moment the thorns fall off and the flowers bloom. The stillness in your core is complete and mature and able to truly live all of your going and doing and having and making. The Being.

Shedding.....

My Thought for this Day.....Life is a continual shedding of skin. We shed our skins of infancy, childhood, young adulthood, and then we remain adults until we aren't. And even though layers upon layers have been shed, we still manage to retain imperfections, and immaturities, and left over hurts and bumps and bruises. But the hope is that when we come to the end of the shedding, we are better accommodated to handle life's curve balls. We, in fact, have thickened our skin and sharpened our perspectives of what life truly is. We know that we aren't perfect, as no one is, and what might have bruised at age 5, or 8, or 18, or 25, is now merely an uncomfortable touch that can be forgotten. If we live our lives with infant skin, we stay in that stage of emotion. And in that stage we can't see past our own wants and needs. How sad to continually be bruised and battered and bent under the weight of perceived slights. It's a Hatfield and McCoys existence.

Actions......

My Thought for this Day...........Sometimes we allow private thoughts to become public actions. And in so doing, we show our true colors. While not always a bad thing, it is hanging your clothes on a very visible clothesline. Be careful what seeps from your mind into this world. For without a doubt, you are teaching a lesson of life which will leave a lasting impression on those around you, those who love you, and those who take pride in others' shortcomings. How sad, but how very true, that we are often remembered not for our positive, but for our negative. One wrong can cover oh so many rights with a cloak of ridicule. It will be your legacy. So before you post a rant, loudly argue a point, or make a hurtful action, remember that you are indeed in the very middle of writing your book of life. And that those you love will not only read it, but have to live with your library.

Share........

My Thought for this Day.......Don't dwell on what you have to bear; dwell on what you have to share. Each and every one of us has burdens to carry.....some heavier than others. But gloriously, we all also have gifts, talents, and blessings to share. What good is it to hold your beacons of light so tightly in your fist, that no one basks in your glow? We all are a link in the chain of existence, a leg in the relay of life. Don't be the weakest link, nor the slowest sprinter. Digging a hole and merely existing with your troubles helps no one.....least of all you. So today, if even for a minute, share what you can, and maybe, just, maybe, you will lighten someone else's burden. How truly wonderful would that be? Don't be a dweller, be a sharer.

One nation.....

My Thought for this Day......We the People......The Preamble of the Constitution of this Mighty nation began with these words. In our self centered, privileged, all about me, ways we have turned it into ...I the Person. Until we turn our selfish eyes outward instead of inward, until we realize that nobody owes us anything, until we truly understand that each of us is only a tiny spoke in the enormous wheel of life, and most importantly until we kneel at the feet of our God, the Mighty will continue to fall. I wrote these words in 2014. And I believe that no progress has been made. As a matter of fact, I feel like we are teetering on the Pinnacle of destruction. And yet I fight daily to not become more cynical. This battle I'm losing, and it brings tears to my eyes. I want to still see the wonder and beauty in people. I want our grandson Titus, to live in a nation of cohesion and safety. I do not want to worry about malls, and banks, and schools being places of violence. And it's a daily battle that exhausts me, yet I'm determined to win. So with all this long rambling jumble of words being said, I do wish us all Freedom. And I wish us thankfulness and gratitude for this great nation. And I wish us to become We the People once more.

Circle.......

My Thought for this Day.....As I look out our windows and see the rains fall from the Heavens, I think of the natural cleansing of our trees, plants and grass. All these things have been planted and have endured both good and bad times. They have struggled through heat and drought and then have blossomed in cool breezes and glorious rain. I think we, as humans, are much the same. Wherever we have been planted, we too must endure, strive to live in the arid moments and then exist in glory when our Heavens open and abundant blessings fall upon us. I wonder if you realize the cycle? I wonder if you allow yourself to soak up the miracles of moisture, and then store them to be prepared for the droughts? We thirst; we hunger, and then we flourish. The Circle of Life.