Category Archives: love

Being Bed Bound and Alone (I Need Someone To Care)

Posted on January 11, 2013 by richrockwood

Experience as a Flashlight: During the winter of 1985, I contracted Hepatitis A virus which spreads when an infected person does not wash his or her hands after using the bathroom and then comes in contact with someone else. I had … Continue reading →

Posted in Bed-ridden, Claustrophobia, Faithfulness, Feelings, Friends, Grace, Happiness, Healing, Health, Hospital, Identity, Life, love, Medical, mercy, Morale, Perspective, Priorities, relationships, Service, Sickness | Tagged Acts of Mercy, Aging, Care, Gifts, Healing, Identity, Life, Loss, Perseverance, Prayer, Principles, Relationships, Self Worth, Stress, Suffering, Surrender, Trust | 2 Comments

The Past is Past

Posted on December 31, 2012 by richrockwood

Lessons from Life: No one has yet invented a time machine that will allow us to travel forward or backwards in time. I doubt they ever will because, as I understand it, you have to exceed the speed of light … Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Appreciation, Enjoyment, Feelings, Gifts, Happiness, Holidays, Life, love, Memory, Principles, Reality, relationships, The Past, Time, Wisdom, Youth | Tagged Aging, Appreciation, Forgiveness, Life, Past, Perseverance, Quiet Time, Relationships, Time | Leave a comment

Dealing with Loss At Christmas

Posted on December 28, 2012 by richrockwood

Experience as a Flashlight: The woman was beside herself with grief. It was only a few months since her husband had died. She was not looking forward to Christmas. How could she deal with that loss at Christmas when the … Continue reading →

Posted in Appreciation, Christmas, Courage, Creativity, Fear, Feelings, Focus, Grief, Health, Holidays, Letting Go, Life, love, Memory, relationships, Suffering, Thankfulness | Tagged Appreciation, current-events, Fear, Grief, Identity, Loneliness, Loss, Perseverance, Relationships, Self Worth, Trust, Worry | 1 Comment

Always Show the People You Love How You Feel

Posted on December 19, 2012 by richrockwood

Living in the Past: Ever since I can remember, I worried that if I ever found someone who loved me they would be taken away. That was my biggest fear. I had seen it in movies. I experienced it on … Continue reading →

Posted in Communication, Fear, Feelings, Forgiveness, love, relationships | Tagged Fear, Forgiveness, Love, Relationships, Spouse | 3 Comments

Don’t Change a Thing for Me

Posted on December 14, 2012 by richrockwood

Experience as a Flashlight: When my wife Inga died, I had lots of memories of her. One of the endearing things about her was she loved singing “My Funny Valentine” for anyone who would listen on her birthday. Her birthday … Continue reading →

Posted in Acceptance, Adaptability, Appreciation, Feelings, Happiness, love, Perspective, relationships, Thankfulness | Tagged Acceptance, Appreciation, Identity, Love | Leave a comment

To Grandmother’s House We Go

Posted on December 12, 2012 by richrockwood

Living in the Past: Back when I was growing up, it was always a treat to go to grandmother’s house. One of my earliest memories of her is being in a park somewhere together feeding bread crumbs to ducks. It was … Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Contentment, Courage, Enjoyment, Famous People, Feelings, Focus, Gifts, Grand children, Grandmothers, Grandparents, Happiness, Letting Go, Life, love, Memory, Old Age, Perspective, relationships, Thankfulness, Uncategorized | Tagged Aging, Children, Gifts, Identity, Life, Memories, Retirement | Leave a comment

Loving that Polka-Dotted Tie

Posted on December 3, 2012 by richrockwood

Lessons I Have Learned: As I mature, I have noticed my priorities changing from gadgets to relationships. When I was very young, at this time of year, my focus was on what I was going to get for Christmas. … Continue reading →

Posted in Adaptability, Aging, Children, Contentment, Enjoyment, Feelings, Grand children, Happiness, Laughter, Life, love, Materialism, Old Age, Peace, Perspective, Priorities, relationships, Retirement, Thankfulness, Wisdom, Youth | Tagged Aging, Children, Comparison, Enjoyment, Fun, Identity, Retirement, Self Worth, Stress, Trust | 1 Comment

Music Changes Me

Posted on October 5, 2012 by richrockwood

I probably have my parents to thank for my appreciation of music. My dad played an upright bass. My mom loved singing with her siblings and performed with the Sweet Adelines, an international organization of women dedicated to preserving barbershop … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Faith, Feelings, Grief, Heaven, Imagination, love, Music, Perspective, Stress, Suffering | Tagged Appreciation, artistic expressions, barbershop harmonies, entertainment, Forgiveness, Gifts, Grief, Loss, Music, Parents, sony walkman, Stress, Thanksgiving | 2 Comments

What Happens When I Write

Posted on October 3, 2012 by richrockwood

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 | 1 Comment

A First Prize Day

Posted on October 1, 2012 by richrockwood

Last Saturday took First Prize in the annals of my memory. The wife and I got out of bed when we were ready and not when the clock alarmed us. We had a leisurely breakfast. I went off to a … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Exercise, Fun, Heaven, Imagination, Laughter, love, Nature, Perspective, relationships | Tagged artistic expressions, attitude towards work, Liberty, meijer gardens, Renewal, travel, vacation | Leave a comment

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