Category Archives: selfawareness

Quote of the Day for Thursday, April 16th

“If we choose to focus on things that bother us, we will never be at peace. We will be at the mercy of those around us. The serenity to accept the things we cannot change must involve the ability to be patient with these things and decide that they will not alter our state ofContinue reading “Quote of the Day for Thursday, April 16th”

Daily Readings for Thursday, April 16th

Meditation for the Day I must try to love all humanity. Love comes from thinking of every man or woman as your brother or sister, because they are children of God. This way of thinking makes me care enough about them to really want to help them. I must put this kind of love intoContinue reading “Daily Readings for Thursday, April 16th”

My Thoughts on it All – Pandemic 2020

Here we are, in the middle of April, a time where our minds turn to baseball and all those things we love to do outside. But this year is dramatically different from most any we’ve ever experienced, feeling the effects of the worldwide pandemic knows as Covid-19. We’re well into the second month of socialContinue reading “My Thoughts on it All – Pandemic 2020”

Daily Readings for Wednesday, April 15th

Meditation for the Day I must keep calm and unmoved in the vicissitudes of life. I must go back into the silence of communion with God to recover this calm when it is lost even for one moment. I will accomplish more by this calmness than by all the activities of a long day. AtContinue reading “Daily Readings for Wednesday, April 15th”

One Big Thing…Part Two

So my idea of “one big thing” per day is working pretty well. What used to be a commonplace activity has become the highlight of the day. And as long as I can do one something out of the ordinary, I think I’ve accomplished my goal. On Saturday, my one big thing was to mowContinue reading “One Big Thing…Part Two”

Shared Reading: From Richard E. Byrd’s “Alone”

“But you must have faith- you must have faith in the outcome, I whispered to myself. It is like a flight, a flight into another unknown. You start and you cannot turn back. You must go on, trusting your instruments, the course you have plotted on the charts, and the reasonableness of events. Whatever goesContinue reading “Shared Reading: From Richard E. Byrd’s “Alone””

Back on Social Media – The Hiatus is Done…

Yesterday was Easter Sunday and time to break my hiatus from social media. I had considered not logging back on, but after some deliberation and with the current state of social distancing, I thought it probably would be a good idea to go back. So a quick change from the all-black profile pic and coverContinue reading “Back on Social Media – The Hiatus is Done…”

Daily Readings for Monday, April 13th

Meditation for the Day I will try to make the world better and happier by my presence in it. I will try to help other people find the way God wants them to live. I will try to be on the side of good, in the stream of righteousness, where all things work for good.Continue reading “Daily Readings for Monday, April 13th”