What am I experiencing?
A place to reflect on real life experiences.
“Consider the birds.” The robin. It has arrived back in Ontario for a weeks now. In those few weeks it has endured frigid temps, frost, rain, green grass, brown grass, sunshine, snow, hail, ice pellets, cloud cover, fog, and wind. It cares not. It goes out on mission every morning…. not wondering if it will … More Resilience. Coupled with…
The other day I came across a post that claimed, “the Evolutionary Theory has mountains of evidence to support it.” I was curious. These “mountains”……do they stand for or against? I decided to go to AI, Chat GPT4.0 and inquire. My opening question… What is some of that evidence? ChatGPT said: When people refer to … More Mountains of Evidence for Evolution
Ever have it that you get up thinking your day looks pretty good? Your schedule is laid out, you’ve got your meetings lined up, a couple of errands tucked in, and a nice evening planned for back at home. And then reality hits. An urgent message comes to you before your first appointment. Your thoughts … More Prioritizing That Non-Renewable… Time
Do you ever have those days you feel like your schedule is out of control? Or you don’t have time for what you really want to do? Ever feel rushed? This post below I am sharing from Guy Chmieleski. It has helped understand the power of NO and the blessing of not stretching my YES’s. … More The Power and Peace of NO
“If life just returns to what it was….. you might have a case of missing the point.” Yesterday, April 8th, was amazing. My wife and I sat perched on a hill so we could see the entire skyline and watch the eclipse move over us. There was a lot of high cloud, which actually made … More April 9, the Day After
Of course…… we think we can do this. Multitask. Divide our attention and still be effective. Attempting to “use many tools” at once. But wait, ……… here’s a powerful quote from Walter Brueggemann: “Multitasking is the drive to be more than we are, to control more than we do, to extend our power and our … More Multitasking?
When your dog dies, it’s very difficult. It hurts. And it can break your heart. This week we lost our dear dog, Stella. She was our fourth dog, a shepherd, with us for less than a year as our yard dog guard dog. She was just past all those challenging weeks of training and was … More A Tribute to Man’s Best Friend
Have you ever experienced long-term enduring pain? I have. And I am. Pain can be debilitating and disheartening. Sometimes even pre-occupying. I’m glad it has an expiry date. Two years ago I had surgery for a hernia on my left side that had gotten quite a bit out of control. Prayers were answered when during … More Pain. Has an Expiry Date
A penetrating definition of integrity is being loyal to those not present*. What does that mean? When you are with people, conversing with them, your integrity (or lack thereof) is on display in how you talk about those who are not with you. If you have a habit of gossiping or speaking negatively about people … More INTEGRITY
In developing our own convictions and point of view, it helps to gain clarity on the alternative narrative. Think Pandemic. Many differing views exist. I’ll share two opposing views in a moment. But we’ve all had this… We’re absolutely convinced of certain convictions in our life, and someone comes along with a differing point of … More When Opposing Views Collide
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