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Monthly Archives: October 2012
I Liked Ike
LIVING IN THE PAST: When I was little I remember seeing little buttons saying “I Like Ike.” They were being worn by people who supported Dwight David Eisenhower, our 34th president. The slogan was simple and catchy. Dwight D. Eisenhower … Continue reading
Posted in Contentment, Country, Courage, Faithfulness, Fear, Memory, Nuclear Holocaust, Patriotism, Perspective, Politics, Trust, War, Wisdom, Worry
Tagged Country, current-events, Fear, Integrity, politics, Trust, Worry
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A Place for Everything and Everything All Over the Place
LEARNING FROM LIFE: My late wife used to have this saying about neatness: “A place for everything and everything all over the place.” It sounds clever but having everything randomly scattered about was a regular irritant to her. Me too. … Continue reading
Posted in Bondage, Happiness, Imagination, Neatness, Old Age, Orderliness, Organization, Peace, Perspective, relationships, Stress, Worry
Tagged Aging, attitude towards work, Chaos, Neatness, Order, Principles, Stress
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Where’s The Book That Explains Old Age
EXPERIENCE AS A FLASHLIGHT: In 1994 I experienced what I thought was a heart attack. It wasn’t, but I really thought I was near the end of my life. It was just (did I say just) an anxiety attack. I … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptability, Aging, Contentment, Courage, Fear, Life, Medical, Nature, Old Age, Perseverance, Perspective, Worry, Youth
Tagged Aging, Doctors, Fear, Perseverance, Physical problems, Self Worth, Suffering, Surrender, Trust, Worry
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First Man on the Moon
LIVING IN THE PAST: As a young child, there were references to the man in the moon which I always took to mean the black splotches on that shiny surface which looked like a human face. I believe there also was … Continue reading
Posted in Country, Courage, Creation, Creativity, Fear, Heaven, Imagination, Life, Memory, Nature, Old Age, Patriotism, Perseverance, Space, Space Travel, Wisdom
Tagged attitude towards work, Country, current-events, Identity, Moon, Perseverance, Pioneers, Space Exploration, travel
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The Short Life of Pleasure
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS ABOUT LIFE: An important lesson for me over my years has been realizing that purchases only give pleasure for a short time. When I was quite young with a paper-route income, I became a member of a record … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Bondage, Children, Contentment, Feelings, Food, Grand children, Happiness, Health, Life, Love of Money, Materialism, Money, Music, Peace, Perspective, Pleasure, relationships, Sex
Tagged Children, Enjoyment, Forgiveness, Fun, Grandchildren, Identity, Pleasure, Possessions, Principles, Relationships, Sex
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They Were Right, But I Only Listened Some of the Time
EXPERIENCE AS A FLASHLIGHT: There I sat in the oral surgeon’s chair waiting for his third attempt to clean out a decayed root canal so the pain in the tooth would go away. On the first two attempts all the … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Dentist, Exercise, Health, Laughter, Old Age, Perspective, Sense of Humor, Suffering, Wisdom
Tagged Aging, Dentist, Exercise, Identity, Perseverance, Principles, Renewal, Self Worth, Suffering
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I’m Too Young for the World to Come to an End
LIVING IN THE PAST: The memory is a still life photo complete with sound track. I am seventeen years old and I see the clutter of cartons with canned goods cut opened, stacked and waiting to be stocked on the … Continue reading
Posted in Apocalyptic, End of the World, Eternity, Faith, Fear, Feelings, Memory, Nuclear Holocaust, Religion, Repentance, Stress, War, Worry, Youth
Tagged Aging, Apocalypse, Brinkmanship, Conflict, current-events, Fear, Khruschev, politics, Prayer, Soviet Union, Stress, Suffering, Trust, War, World War, Worry
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Refinements and Focus
After some soul searching, the author has decided to provide a consistent focus to this blog. In the past it has been his practice to write on a variety of topics while practicing his writing skills. While this may have … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Courage, Fear, Fun, Imagination, Laughter, mercy, Nature, Peace, Perseverance, Perspective, relationships, Service, Stress, Uncategorized, Worry, Writing
Tagged Aging, Identity, Perseverance, Renewal, Self Worth, Stress, Trust, Worry
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What Happens When I Write
I thought it worthwhile to ponder what happens when I write. It is largely a mystery to me, but yet something I enjoy doing and work at passionately until I am happy with the result. I would like to be … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Creation, Creativity, Imagination, love, Writing
Tagged artistic expressions, Creativity, Identity, Passion, Perseverance
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Rich Rockwood, Christian Author 