He seems to have such a great attitude toward his life right now. It surely is filled with frustrations but he is not making himself more miserable by ranting and raving about how unfair life is for him. There is so much great patriotism in so many of our young people. Come home safely.
How wonderful that you found this gift of true observation which will make your journey as joyful as it is intended to be. Some people think they must wait for the weekend, the next vacation, their next paycheck, their next boyfriend, wife or husband to be happy. For them happiness is never in their present circumstances but always just over the next hill. These same people think that the grass is green on the other side of the fence. They forget that
In my humble, but unfailing, accurate opinion, you do have a number of charismas, one of which is the gift of concern for your soldiers. That kind of gift is designed for the good of others. This is true of your analogy of the purpose of stripes. It is not for self-aggrandizement or one's own enjoyment. It is for the good of the whole. I just heard a story that might highlight an example of how “me- centered,” some people tend to be. <BR
Dear Son, thanks for sharing this very intimate story. I remember vividly your night terrors, your fear of the dark and your ability to lie with absolute aplomb. I don’t think you ever shared Kavik, the Wolf dog with me. I remember that we finally bought you a real dog to help you overcome your childhood fears. You took that dog everywhere even on your long stays in the bathroom. When Max, (your last dog) saw you coming, he would try to hid b
How sad that you have left the teaching profession. Your attitudes revealed here show that you had all the making of a great teacher. Thankfully, in my days of teaching, I never even heard of such threats. Teaching grade school most of my life, (I did teach in college one semester and in high school several years) and in simpler times, I never had to worry that my hugging a child to console them might be brought before a court of law.
Peace to you, my son. You have great insights into many things of which I have no knowledge. You are your own man. You are responsible for your choices as I am of mine. My head is not in the sand, it is raised to praise God for all the wonders He has done for me. Take care now and have a happy holiday.
You know exactly what I mean. No matter how good the soup and German bread, you should not promulgate such evil. You are responsible for what you dish out to others. That humor is not in good taste. Throw it out.
Shame on you! That is disgusting.
It can't hurt to try. You will never know what doors it might open for you. Go for it, if you have the time. I am sure you have the talent. By the way, I have never heard of an A+ certificate. Care to elucidate further?
I can't believe I missed that. I have hung on his every word since he first began to talk. :}
Truly enjoyed this one, greywar, almost as much as I enjoyed our talk by phone last evening. I had to look up what the word fulguration meant as you did not remember to leave an elucidating link to that particular word. To fulgurate means to emit flashes of lightening, so were you speaking of death by a strike of lightening? Never mind! The vivid imagery of the paragraph devoted to your love of lawn mowing might be a foretaste of our next gre
Let me get this straight, grey. You go to PT every MWF because you have to and then you go on T&T because you want to? And that happens around 5:30 a.m.? Who are you? Where is my son?
What memories this story brought back for me. I am not surprised that you did learn something about boating, fishing and motors. You were often taken sleeping at dawn to begin a long day fishing on some great lake in MN. Since you idolized Gustolphus and his ability to solve any mechanical problem that might ever come up concerning boats and motors, you got a lot of that knowledge just by being there. Fishing was serious business to Gustolphus. Some of
House of Stone, As I have very little knowledge of either the military life nor of the business world, far be it from me to pass judgement on anyone in either of those positions. I have heard it from many sources that Grey takes a very personal interest in well-being of his companion soldiers. That seems typical of him to me. It would be very appropriate to then wish him and all fathers a very happy day today. We need good fathers in this hurting worl
For sure, your momma never prepared you for this kind of work. My head is spinning, realizing how you had to wade through a veritable field of moral land mines. You seemed to have survived. The kind of choices that you felt you had to make were probably no different than men of your age have to make in the business world today. Life is not so simple no matter where you live. Good article. Thanks for sharing.
I notice that many people have a place on their blog...to the right side where they post their favorite blogs on Joe User. How do you do that?
Mother tried to teach me honesty as a child but sometimes those lessons were hard to take. One day when I was about five, I was in Rickford’s all-goods store. I saw a pair of pink anklets and I slipped them in my pocket. When I got home I showed them to Mom. She asked me who had given them to me. I told her, “Mrs. Goodheart”. She took me by the hand and said, “We need
xtine, I just found your sight. And I have now read all of you blogs with interest. I do recall my lack of integrity when I told the stewardess your daughter's name was the femine version of the her Dad's name on the ticket. Shame, Shame on me! And, would you believe that I was in the process of posting on article on the need for integrity in our world.? I may still write it as I see how desperately it is needed in my own life and in the che
I agree with kingbee's comment: "rationality (especially when its most difficult to maintain it), empathy and grace are the three most precious attributes. based on this and everything else you reveal about yourself, you manifest all three ." Despite your underserved hurts, you show real signs of mercy in the deepest recesses of your heart. That is what makes mercy...mercy... goodness to those who don't deserve it. If you can forgive
You have written a good article. Yes, some citizens of the US can be gross in their language, values, and in their non-observance of common decency. I am sure that in your part of the world there will be found some that will match them in their offensiveness. So we need voices like yours who will protest such vulgarity wherever it can be found. Perhaps you didn’t see the thousands of people who stood with the Regan family in their loss. Just
What a great day of entertainment I had yesterday. I spent the day working with other people involved in Habitat for Humanity. We didn’t get quite to the stage of “raising the roof,” but we sure had a lot of fun despite the cool, rain-threatening weather. After we had finished signing all kinds of waivers dealing with the legal questions, we squished our way
The opposite of peace is disharmony in mind, body, soul, and spirit or in all four of these areas. We all know the feelings of unease that can plague us. These feelings can produce tremendous stress. Using a different prefix (“dis” instead of “un”), we formulate the word, dis-ease. As surveys show, millions of people all over the world are suffering from dis-ease. W
Great, I am so delighted that you had such a great evening out. How did the "morning after" feel... just as great, I hope. Make the most of your remaining time together.
greywar, If we love to be seduced by the allure of victimhood, doesn't that indicate just how sick we are? Maybe we should develop a sense of humor, learn to laugh at ourselves, and stop singing that old song: "I am forever on my mind". I loved these suggestion on Ways to maintain a healthy level of insanity : 1. At Lunch Time, Sit In Your Parked Car With Sunglasses on and Point a Hair Dryer At Passing Cars. See If They Slow
Thanks, MasonM.
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