November, 2010 // Posts published in November, 2010
Weird
I have often said I’m an introvert by nature and an extrovert by choice. An introvert is energized by being alone. An extrovert is energized by the crowd. I’m content with both, but I’m not energized by either one. What really lights my fire is the opportunity to help someone and know I’ve pleased the...
A Better Path
I take a deep breath and I’m thankful. This is another day. It will be different from any other, even though much will be the same. The sun still rises in the east and sets in the west. Unlike the moon and the stars that are fixed in their orbits, I am free today, either...
Contentment
I walk a difficult tightrope between content and discontent. If I lean a little too far one way or the other, I’m sure to fall into the abyss. The apostle Paul said he had learned to be content, whether he had a little or a lot (Philippians 4:12). I’m still learning that lesson. I have...
Worry
Jesus said I don’t have to worry. If God takes care of the flowers in the field, he’ll take care of me. When I consider my past, I can see how tough times have worked for good, but the future is what troubles me. I have so little control over what will happen, and I...
Pictures from Words
Words are precious. They are better than photographs because carefully chosen words, whether fact or fiction, create real and personal images in every reader’s mind. With words, we stir readers’ senses with vivid color, enticing aromas, and sounds that either calm their souls or make their hearts beat faster. Words Open the Picture Albums of...
Skiing through Trees
I dislike the heat, which may be one reason I have no interest in going to Hell. I’m hoping the mountains of Heaven have slopes where I can go snow skiing. I want someone to take a picture from the chair lift and show the tracks of my skis widening so one goes left and...
Book Worm
I read a book or two each week. I typically buy three or four. My math is pretty good, so I have to ask, why do I do that? Maybe it’s like when I filled my plate when I was a kid. I couldn’t eat everything I had taken, and Mom said, “Your eyes are...
Outside Information
How can I improve my thinking? I can’t rely exclusively on my own thoughts. That’s like grabbing my pants legs and trying to pull myself up. I have to rely on outside information for change. I wonder, which is a better source of truth, the Bible or the news media? I don’t always trust the...
Right Side of the Bed
Where do excitement and discouragement come from? I can be gung-ho about a project and not so thrilled the next day. What happened? For one thing, I slept during the night. I don’t always remember my dreams, but I’m pretty sure they have an effect. Sometimes my mom asked why I had gotten up on...
Reality
Where does the breeze come from? A meteorologist would tell me it’s the movement of air between high and low pressure systems, but what caused the pressure systems? A scientist would tell me about the effect of gravity, the rotation of the earth, and energy from the sun. But then I want to know, what...
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