The same goes for your articles, greywar: "I always read but don't always comment." My reason may be different from yours. Half the time your articles are "way" out of my sphere of experience but I do enjoy reading them and all the comments that they draw.
Isn’t it frightening to see how people mistreat each other? It seems to be the rule that if a person makes a mistake, they are out. Is there no mercy anymore? Doesn’t every person need mercy everyday? I know that I do. I need mercy and not judgment. Every kind of relationship that we have is in serious trouble if there is no mercy. Adopting a merciful attitu
Your article here has a great message, one that many people will just pass by. Our pastor speaks every Sunday on some facet of God's unconditional love. If you claim to be a follower of Christ, we need to find out just what kind of Person He was and is for us. To do that we need to study the Scriptures prayerfully. We need to put on the mind of Christ so that He can transform us so we can transform the world around us into a loving place where all are
love this, thank you.
In the good old days of my early years of teaching, the boys bathrooms were a delight to clean. Boys love to have fun there. Girls may stuff all kinds of things down the pot just for excitement. I like the comments about asking your ladies to speak straight out about what they want. You shouldn't have to guess. You men can learn to remember things that will please your ladies...you just have to care enough. It is not really that hard to do...
Thanks, sysopallen. Now I have an audience of one. Mostly my preaching is for myself because I need to be reminded of certain ideals that I want to incorporate into my daily life. Many people believe that we must carry around a load of guilt because we may have failed in some way. Not so... we can start each day anew. We are products of our past but we don't have to be prisoners of our p
dharmagrl, You write beautifully. I am late coming to this idea of blogging but when I find the time, it is one great way to enrich one's own views of life. keep it coming.
The Power of Focus can invigorate and transform us. Life can be very difficult with all the pressures of daily living that sometimes threaten to overwhelm us. Relationships that we have valued can disappoint us. Headlines in the daily news may dishearten us. Our expectations may never seem to be met. If we are not to become discouraged we have to f
greywar, this has given me even more appreciation of the good work you are doing for your country. Thanks. HUMINT by its very nature implies fallability, human + intelligence = fallability. It almost sounds like one doing intelligence work must be superhuman.
I happened to tune into Andy on TV to this, his topic. He did, indeed, make some good points that too many of us may take for granted. When he said: "Too many Americans don't understand what we have here, or how to keep it. I worry for my grandchildren, my great-grandchildren. I want them to have what I've had, and I sense it slipping away." I think he was not exaggerating at all. Just look around you and see how many supposedly Amer
You make some very insightful observations. I still think we all try to make life too complicated with our worldly wisdom. Life is meant to be simple and straightforward. We love to get caught up in deep philosophical questions like "How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?" That is not my purpose in writing down my thoughts. Perhaps my blogs should be under the heading "religion," but that has the connation of "organized religion,"
First, greywar, that is my point. I deserve no more politeness than anyone else. All deserve to be treated with respect. Second, the main trust of my philosophy of life stems from my "religious" beliefs. Thanks for your comments, my dear. You said it well. We are products of our choices.
Oh, one more thing, Gerry, why would you be more hesitant to offend me than you would any other person? I am not better than anyone else. Are you afraid greywar will bust your chops if you post something that differs from my views? I know that he has threatened psuedosoldier for wanting to wrestle with ES but I don't think he would seriously injury anyone for wrestling with me. Trust me on that.
Not to worry, Gerry, I will be interested in reading more of your opinions. (I read all of greywar's articles and the comments that others make.) The whole world does not have to agree with me. What I write about is what I believe about the world we live in and how I have been able to cope with it with joy even in the toughest times. Maybe some of my experience will be helpful to someone who might happen upon my blog in some way, even in a freaky way,
We have the power of choice. The power of choice is what separates us from animals. We make hundreds of decisions each day. These choices range from the mundane to the sublime. They may be choices of friends, what we eat, how we dress, what we read, whether we cheat or act with integrity. All choices have bad or good results. Bad choices will lead to: re
pseudosoldier, thanks for your comment and for taking the time to read my words. I am not one of those fortunate ones who have met you. If we ever do meet, I hope that you will feel comfortable enought to speak your mind without walking around on eggshells. When you have time, I invite you to read my next blog on the subject of our power to change, and feel free to make any comments you wish. Being a teacher for many years has given me the ability to t
Good Point, xtine! You are happy about your accomplishments. You have maintained a balance in your life so that "nerd" is not the only label that can be applied. You have many other noteworthy labels too: mother, wife, friend, student, teacher, etc. Adverse labeling, as I have seen it in my teaching years, happens when a derogatory label is applied to someone and they begin to believe it. It is like the old adage, " I might as well have th
You are right xtine. I have had that experience more than once when the listener could not see me face to face to see my expression or hear the tone of my voice. In such cases, there is a lot of room for misunderstanding.
Thanks, greywar. As you once said: "Teacher's never retire. Their audiences are just more limited, but more elite." Off the subject: While watching the Indiana Pacers win over the Miami Heat tonight, I read a humorous item in Reader's Digest (Humor in Uniform) . Here it is: Tax Day--April 15 was looming when an elderly woman showed up at my desk at the IRS. She said she required a thick stack of tax forms. "Why so many?" I asked.<BR
Words can be sources of self-fulfilling prophecies about the kind of people we become. By that I mean, that if we label ourselves, either negatively or positively, that label can be the power that will drive us to develop into what we accept as factual. We tend to believe the labels that others deposit upon us as well as those we put upon ourselves. If we
At times, some of your views are way out of my realm of experience. Your blogs have opened up a whole new world to me and I am enjoying it simply because I am learning. With this blog, all that I can say is that it pleases me that you are have such thoughts and concerns for other people. When our minds are on others, there is no time for selfishness. Keep it up.
I need help. I had to change my email address. I like to track certain articles and I get notices by email when a new comment to those articles comes up. I have looked everywhere in my account to see if there is any place to change email addresses and I can't find any. When I try to get into my account, I get a page that says that I must log in first. I don't know how to log in. Where do Iog in. I realize that joeuser is still in the Beta stages but if
I can picture greywar coming in last. During his high school days, he would tutor his classmates. They would get on the honor roll but greywar could have cared less about getting there. His philosophy was: Honor rolls were created for the pride of parents. He was also great about taking in all the underdogs and making them feel as special as they were. You did good!
Thank you, greywar, for your message. It was another proof that simple words of love can make someone smile for the rest of the day. Take good care of yourself and have fun at your stay in CA. God bless you always.
Why are so many malicious words being uttered around us everyday? Isn’t anyone in our world happy? Just because there are terrible things going on, do we need to add to this horrific mix, our own words of hostility, impatience, vengefulness, pessimism, and loveless-ness? How did you start your day? Were you crabby, pouting, or hostile? How many people have
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