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Tag Archives: Self Worth
I Put Your Hand in Mine
To my dear wife: I feel a rolling warmth through my being every time I put your hand in mine. First I feel connected to you and then surrounded by you. Why should this be if I am claustrophobic? I … Continue reading
Posted in Contentment, Despair, Feelings, Gifts, Grace, Grief, Happiness, Healing, Life, love, Marriage, Memory, mercy, Miracles, Perspective, Praise, Prayer, Priorities, relationships, Restoration, Sleeplessness, Thankfulness
Tagged Appreciation, Grace, Identity, Loss, Love, Marriage, Prayer, Principles, Relationship, Self Worth, Spouse, Thankfulness, Wedding, Wife
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Religious Upbringing
Part of a daily devotional series at Words of Hope (https://woh.org/word/devotionals/2013/03/22) looking at how people in the Bible handled tough situations: Read Philippians 3:4-14 When it came to belief in Jesus, Paul’s religious background was an obstacle. He had a … Continue reading
Posted in Accomplishment, Atonement, Background, Belief, Bible, Faith, Forgiveness, Freedom, Healing, mercy, Messiah, Peace, Perspective, Pride, Religion, Religious Heritage, Repentance, Self-Worth, Spirituality, Values, Word of God
Tagged Atonement, Background, Christ, Forgiveness, Good Friday, Life, Pride, Principles, Religious Heritage, Self Worth, Trust, Upbringing
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Position
Part of a daily devotional series at Words of Hope (https://woh.org/word/devotionals/2013/03/19) looking at how people in the Bible handled tough situations: Commenting on Nicodemus’s visit to Jesus, Alfred Edersheim (The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah) wrote: “It must … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptability, Courage, Faithfulness, Job, Materialism, Peer Pressure, Priorities, Reality, relationships, Religion, Social Pressure, Status, Values, Witnessing, Worry
Tagged Christ, Christian, Fear, Identity, politics, Position, Relationships, Self Worth, Status, Surrender, Trust, Worry
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Not Chosen
Part of a daily devotional series at Words of Hope (https://woh.org/word/devotionals/2013/03/17) looking at how people in the Bible handled tough situations: Read Matthew 15:21-28 As I became a better hitter in baseball, I felt good when I was among the … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Faith, Life, Outsider, Persistence, Rejection
Tagged Comparison, Identity, Perseverance, Rejection, Relationships, Self Worth
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I Was a Pioneer
Living in the Past: I was a pioneer in the Autumn of 1963, a member of the first and only class, entering Grand Valley State College, the newest in Michigan, walking in brand new buildings, enjoying a complete lack of … Continue reading
Posted in Accomplishment, Adaptability, Adventures, Appreciation, Choices, Claustrophobia, Courage, Education, Faith, Fear, Focus, Grand Valley State University, GVSU, Identity, Letting Go, Life, Passion, Perseverance, Principles, Priorities, Resolutions, Self-Worth, Soldier, The Past, Trust, Youth
Tagged Creativity, Education, Fear, Grand Valley State University, New, Perseverance, philosophy, Pioneer, Self Worth, Surrender, Trust
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I’m Still Me
Observations About Life: It still requires a few blinks to get used to the elderly man I see in the mirror. There are only whispers of hair where massive amounts once lived, changed at intervals from left to right or … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Appearance, Contentment, Enjoyment, Life, Manliness, Old Age, Passion, Personality, Perspective, Retirement, Self-Worth, Thankfulness, The Past, Time, Wisdom, Worry, Youth
Tagged Aging, Appreciation, Comparison, Identity, Life, Loss, Perseverance, Self Worth, Surrender, Trust, Worry
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Everything Seemed Smaller Now
Experience as a Flashlight: A number of years ago, I had the opportunity to travel back with my brothers to our boyhood town. It’s a small town in a largely agricultural area of Wisconsin. Our dad had moved us there … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Aging, Appearance, Contentment, Feelings, Identity, Letting Go, Memory, Old Age, Perseverance, Perspective, Reality, Self-Worth, Thankfulness, Time, Wisdom
Tagged Aging, Appreciation, Childhood, Comparison, Integrity, Letting Go, Loss, Perseverance, Self Worth, Surrender, The Past, Time
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My First Camera
Living in the Past: My first serious camera was a 35 millimeter Argus C3. I cannot recall how I got it, but I think it was a hand me down from someone. It had a cold and calculating appearance, with … Continue reading
Posted in Accomplishment, Art, Cameras, Creativity, Focus, Happiness, Perspective, Photography, Relaxation, Visual
Tagged artistic expressions, Cameras, Online, Photos, Self Worth
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Am I Enough?
Experience as a Flashlight: “Am I enough?” I wondered as I wandered through my teens and early twenties. “Do I have enough looks and wittiness to attract a woman to my side?” “Will I spend all my life alone?” These … Continue reading
Posted in Contentment, Feelings, Friends, Healing, Patience, Perseverance, Providence, relationships
Tagged Identity, Relationships, Self Worth
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Sideburns?
Living in the Past: Back in the 1970’s sideburns were the rage for men. This may have been a development from the mop head look introduced by the Beatles back in the 1960’s According to Wikipeda: Sideburns or sideboards[1] are … Continue reading
Posted in Appearance, Art, Fashion, Hair, Identity, Manliness, Neatness, Soldier, Youth
Tagged artistic expressions, Fashion, Hair, Identity, Masculinity, Self Worth, Shaving, Sideburns
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Rich Rockwood, Christian Author 