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Category Archives: Quiet Time
Hung Up Over “Nice”
It’s a perfect setting. The sun’s reflection peers through the trees on the water. I can hear the sound of the fountain in the middle of a pond. This pond is two-thirds covered by shadows. The sun has not yet … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Adaptability, Appreciation, Belief, Choices, Communion, Contentment, Creation, Enjoyment, Inspiration, Learning, Life, Perfectionism, Perspective, Priorities, Quiet Time, Reality, Spirituality, Stress, Values, Wonder
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A Second Look
While I traveled through The back pages of my mind In search of something meaningful To calm my awareness of failure, I realized under layers of Forgotten dreams That my heart had been disappointed To the Point of Despair … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Adversity, Belief, Choices, Claustrophobia, Courage, Darkness, Depression, Faith, Fear, Feelings, Grief, Healing, Identity, Learning, Letting Go, Life, Memory, Morale, New Covenant, Peace, Perseverance, Persistence, Perspective, Quiet Time, Resolutions
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The Power of Words
The Potency of Words Have you ever contemplated the power of words? Words, ranging from a description of the wildest fantasy to the most complicated fact or idea, create thoughts and pictures in our brains, in ways I do not understand. … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Background, Belief, Commitment, Creativity, Entertainment, eReading, Faith, Feelings, Fiction, Imagination, Passion, Priorities, Quiet Time, Relaxation, The Past, Time, Visual, Writing
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Thoughts on Memorial Day 2013
It is my family’s custom to go out to breakfast on all holidays so today was no different. On my way home, I thought about my observance of Memorial Day. I hoped I could find a service somewhere either in … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Appreciation, Bravery, Choices, Commitment, Country, Courage, Faithfulness, Fear, Freedom, Holidays, Life, love, Loyalty, Memorial Day, Military, Mission, Patriotism, Prayer, Quiet Time, Service, Soldier, The Past, Values
Tagged American, Country, current-events, Fear, Integrity, Liberty, Life, Loss, Memorial Day, Military, Patriotism, Principles, Surrender
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I Wonder
I walked in the late afternoon of Mother’s Day, noticing the shiny green leaves dancing with the breezes blowing in from the north. I gulped the fresh air and felt my limbs slide into rhythmic strides. After all the … Continue reading
Posted in Appearance, Appreciation, Cameras, Creation, Life, Meditation, Nature, Peace, Photography, Questioning, Quiet Time, Restoration, Seasons, Spring, Trees, Values, Wonder
Tagged Appreciation, Camer, Computer, Creation, Life, Quiet Time, Walking, Wonder
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A Monster
Part of a daily devotional series at Words of Hope (https://woh.org/word/devotionals/2013/03/12) looking at how people in the Bible handled tough situations: Read 1 Samuel 17:17-52 In the 2001 movie “Monsters, Inc.,” the top monster Sully isn’t all that scary when … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Bible, Courage, Faith, Fear, God, Guidance, Life, Morale, Perseverance, Quiet Time, Safety, Scripture, Values, Word of God, Worry
Tagged Abiding, Bible, Christ, current-events, Fear, Loss, Perseverance, Prayer, Quiet Time, Suffering, Surrender, Trust
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Relax!
Lessons I’ve Learned: Back in 1994 on a Sunday afternoon, I thought I was having a heart attack. I had a meeting to host in a short while and I started feeling something strange in my chest. I felt my … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptability, Christmas, Contentment, Enjoyment, Fear, Feelings, Focus, Fun, Hannukah, Happiness, Health, Holidays, Kwanzaa, Laughter, Medical, Morale, Peace, Perspective, Quiet Time, Relaxation, Sense of Humor, Sleeplessness, Stress, Thankfulness, Wisdom, Worry
Tagged attitude towards work, Christmas, current-events, Enjoyment, Fun, Hannukah, Holidays, Kwanzaa, Perseverance, Prayer, Quiet Time, Relaxation, Renewal, Stress, Trust, Worry
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The Secrets of Thankfulness
Lessons I Have Learned: A number of years ago, I either heard or came upon this thought that I could expand giving thanks beyond one Thursday a year to all year long. This idea led me to the idea that … Continue reading
Posted in Accomplishment, Contentment, Enjoyment, Feelings, Focus, Happiness, Life, Perspective, Pleasure, Priorities, Quiet Time, relationships, Thankfulness, Wisdom
Tagged current-events, Enjoyment, Perseverance, Quiet Time, Renewal, Self Worth, Stress, Surrender, Thankfulness, Trust, Worship
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Take a Walk
Lessons from Life: When I was in the Army, it seemed an easy way out of my problems. Whenever things piled up and I began to think I couldn’t handle life, I always took a walk. There was something … Continue reading
What Limits Potential?
I can still recall a thought I had in my youth as I walked out of church mid-week. I had not been there for a service, perhaps just a visit. As I left, I felt happy about my life and … Continue reading
Posted in Courage, Faith, Faithfulness, Fear, Guidance, Imagination, Laughter, Perseverance, Perspective, Prayer, Quiet Time, Religion, Trust, Worry
Tagged Aging, california redwood trees, Fear, Forgiveness, Identity, Liberty, Perseverance, Renewal, Self Worth, Stress, Trust
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