Posts from 2021 (Page 7)
MOMENTS WISDOM – April 11, 2021
MOMENTS WISDOM An awareness of one’s mortality can lead you to wake up andlive an authentic, meaningful life. Bernie Siegel Your days are numbered. Use them to throw open the windowsof your soul to the sun. If you do not, the sun will soon set, and youwith it. Marcus Aurelius We are all butterflies. Earth is our chrysalis. LeeAnn Taylor Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth, Beforethe difficult days come, And the years draw near when…
SOUND WORDS, April 4, 2021
Incarceration Words elicit images in the mind. Phrases do much the same. Ever been asked to use one word to describe something? Words convey information, true, but also at play is our familiarity with the language we hear and/or use. From our youth, we learned that the heart is where good things live- love and smiles. In reality the “heart” is the strongest muscle in the human body where our lifeblood pistons through our bodies. We understand what is meant…
SOUND WORDS, MARCH 28, 2021
Seasons: Winter To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven: (Ecclesiastes 3:1 NKJV). Winter is often the least preferred of all the seasons. However, it is one of the most beneficial. Winter provides a period of rest for the earth. The ground lies fallow and absorbs nutrients from decaying summer growth. It slowly drinks in the melting snows, filtering and storing the fresh waters that sustain life. Birds migrate south while some creatures hibernate to…
MOMENTS WISDOM – MARCH 28, 2021
MOMENTS WISDOM To appreciate the beauty of a snowflake it is necessary to standout in the cold. Aristotle Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, forthe touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is thetime for home. Edith Sitwell He who marvels at the beauty of the world in summer will findequal cause for wonder and admiration in winter. John Burroughs The fire is winter’s fruit. Arabian proverb The color…
SOUND WORDS, MARCH 21, 2021
SEASONS: Autumn To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven: (Ecclesiastes 3:1 NKJV). Harvest marks the end of summer and transition to autumn. Days are a little shorter and the evenings a bit cooler. Sweaters, flannel shirts and hot chocolate are comforts in the long evenings. Bonfires make the perfect social setting. Green fades from the leaves and is replaced with a spectacular display of red, gold, orange and brown. All seasons speak in testimony…
SOUND WORDS, MARCH 14, 2021
SEASONS: SPRING To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven: (Ecclesiastes 3:1 NKJV). The passing of spring yields to the warmth and productivity of summer. Preparation and planting over, now comes the tending of crops as they grow. A garden left untended, just like a soul left untended, is soon choked out by weeds or withers without supplemental watering. Nature provides a powerful example of the diligence required to sustain life. Go to the ant,…
SOUND WORDS, MARCH 7, 2021
Seasons: Spring To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven: A time to be born, And a time to die; A time to plant, And a time to pluck what is planted; A time to kill, And a time to heal; A time to break down, And a time to build up; A time to weep, And a time to laugh; A time to mourn, And a time to dance; A time to cast away…
MOMENTS WISDOM – March 7, 2021
A MOMENTS WISDOM The first blooms of spring always make my heart sing. S. Brown Flowers don’t worry about how they’re going to bloom. Theyjust open up and turn toward the light and that makes thembeautiful. Jim Carrey Spring will come and so will happiness. Hold on. Life will getwarmer. Anita Krizzan The beautiful spring came, and when nature resumes herloveliness, the human soul is apt to revive also. Harriet Ann Jacobs Spring is the time of plans and projects.…