Olive drab is basic pain, endless hikes in drizzling rain. Blue is Christmas TDY, raucous joy so I won’t cry. Red courage stains on desert sands, youth drained out in cruel lands, white-knuckled fear, all fossilize this PFC with gaping […]
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Take Captive Every Thought
We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. ~ 2 Corinthians 10:5 New International Version (NIV) Take captive every thought to make […]
Continue reading »Choose Happiness
I have chosen to be happy, it’s good for my health. ~ Voltaire There’s a Rotary song with which I grew up trying to play, trying hard to make my short fingers reach the keys. Smile and the world smiles […]
Continue reading »Once upon a Time
…not so long ago, the world seemed overwhelming so I I tried to tame it, not like the wild people who bury awareness in alcohol or drugs or even promiscuity, sometimes even by shopping or gambling…the wild crowd. Not me! […]
Continue reading »The Power of Fear
…the one thing I most fear is being afraid. Fear can become a power greater than myself. I may not be able to fix it or make it go away. ~ Family Groups, Al-Anon. Courage to Change—One Day at a […]
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