We like to make plans. It is in our nature. Short term plans. Long term plans. Back up plans. Travel plans. Work plans. Friend plans. Financial Plans. Retirement plans. Weekend plans. Career plans. Education plans. Holiday plans. We even make plans for after we die. So, planning is something we do. Mostly because we liveContinue reading “Plans vs. Purpose”
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God’s Tower
We all get scared. We all have times when we feel like our enemies have surrounded us. We all have times when chaos and despair from this life engulfs us. We all of times when we feel defeated. These feelings and experiences, they aren’t new to us. Humans through history have had them and triedContinue reading “God’s Tower”
God’s refining furnace
Refining precious metals is such a fascinating process to me. From watching gold or silver melt, seeing all the impurities float to the top of gold or silver, skimming them out, and repeating the process – I just find it some almost calming to watch. Partly because I love to watch fire burn but alsoContinue reading “God’s refining furnace”
Better than the Mighty
We all get emotional sometimes and when that happens we often let our emotions get the best of us. We fly off the handle when we’re angry. We snap. We’re cruel. We get short tempered when we’re annoyed. We blamecast when things aren’t going well. We’re quick tongued when someone hurts our feelings. The listContinue reading “Better than the Mighty”
Close or Far?
As humans we measure and understand things on a spectrum. Things or relationships can be close, far, or in between. Actions can be positive, negavite, neutral, or in the gray. People are good, evil, or in the middle. It is very hard for us to see and deal in exacts because we don’t have allContinue reading “Close or Far?”
Talk vs. Work
We all have grand ideas and suggestions for how to improve things. We like to talk about how if we were in charge or if we had the power or were in that situation, then we would do whatever it is this way. We do this all the time: at work – in our relationshipsContinue reading “Talk vs. Work”
Zip it.
Running our mouths is a serious problemfor us humans. We get going and it is like our lips and the logical and empathetic parts of our brains become disconnected. We don’t think about what we are saying or how we are saying it or the audience members of our listeners. We want to share ourContinue reading “Zip it.”
Eyes vs. Ears
We like being right and generally our way of doing things is infinitely better than alternatives. We rile up when some one dare criticize our idea or pretend to be “listening” when someone is giving us alternative ideas or counsel then go about our business. When it comes to being right, we often like toContinue reading “Eyes vs. Ears”
Love vs. Hate
This world often feels like it’s spinning out of control. Hate and strife are everywhere. Back biting, cruelty, and meanness erode society and relationships. Every where you look there seems to be unhappiness and discontent which breeds bitterness, envy, and hate. And, hate leads to strife and chaos and death. The reality is every sinceContinue reading “Love vs. Hate”
Hatred of Evil
I like to try new things and dabble in others to see if I’d like them. I like new fun experiences. So for example, evey time I hike up a mountain I want to go just a little higher, littler farther, engage it a little more risky business because I mean that’s where the bestContinue reading “Hatred of Evil”
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