Make time. Take time. Hurry up. Slow down. Not enough time. Give something up. But what? Life is a pleasure. Life is a joy. Nothing is dispensable. More is better. Even petting cats takes time. Brushing teeth, conversing… I want to do it all. But one thing at a time. Slowly So I can savor it. … [Read more...]
A Dugout in the Desert
By the time I depart for heaven, the journals I in my closet will have multiplied to over a hundred. It may hold that many now. So what will happen to the many books I’ve written over time? Will anyone ever want to read them? The dear ones in my family have listened to me for all, or most, of their lives. They pretty well know what I think, and what I’m going to … [Read more...]
Easy Does It~ Staying Healthy and Deep Thinking
Brenda Ueland, in If You Want to Write: A Book about Art, Independence and Spirit (I read elsewhere that she meant the Spirit of Christ) tells about walking five miles a day and how that is the most productive time of her writing day both in staying healthy and in deep thinking. Most days I walk two miles. Do you like to walk? I love it, but when … [Read more...]
Only So Many Hours
Lately I’m seeing how much God wants me to let my spirit meld into his. I’m seeing that he won’t punish me, hurt me, or give me more than I can handle. I’m seeing that His will is my true will and my true will is His will. God is love, nothing else, nothing less. It hasn’t always been like this. At one time, I so wanted to impress God, and other people, with my spirituality … [Read more...]