He Ain’t Heavy – He’s My Brother
It takes little effort to watch a man carry a load. ~ Chinese Proverb I think the worst possible feeling in the world is having to watch someone you care about endure pain – and not just pain of a physical nature. Looking on as your friend, your child, your partner, your spouse or your family member wrestles with an emotional burden is heart-wrenching, maybe even more so than if it were you who were enduring the trial. I say this because when someone is struggling under the weight of their load, I take that load on my shoulders as well. When they hurt, I hurt. When they cry, I...
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I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant. ~ Martin Luther King Jr. “Nice guys always lose.” “Everything always goes wrong.” “Why doesn’t anything ever work out for me?” We’ve heard them all before… and we have probably said them all before, too. But how much truth is there in those words? Do things really always go wrong, or do we just get so overwhelmed when they do go wrong that we can’t even think about focusing on the good things? Like it or...
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You are remembered for the rules you break. ~ Douglas MacArthur Rules, rules, rules! For everything you do in life, there are always rules… and sometimes the “rule book” seems to be much bigger than the actual activity you want to do. Who makes the rules? Who enforces the rules? And then what happens if you break the rules? Ug! My oldest daughter is learning how to drive, and it is a very nerve-wracking experience to say the least. She is very much like any other excited teenager who is getting comfortable with power, control, and impending independence… she is ready to go at...
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I get by with a little help from my friends. ~ The Beatles Lately, life has had me feeling kinda funky, and not in a 70’s disco-era-cool kinda way. I don’t think I am alone in this; I believe that we all ride the wave of “funk” every now and again… you know – it’s called “life”. In life, we have very few certainties…. We live, we breathe, we interact with people on some level, we must take in sustenance, and eventually we die. Everything else is not a certainty; they are gifts we have that may not be permanent. Sight, mobility, strength, health, companionship,...
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Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one. ~Albert Einstein It is what it is. ~ Angie Swafford I had a very unusual, wonderful, unexpected, crazy, confusing, disenchanting, uplifting, inspiring, completely SURREAL Memorial Day weekend… and I am sure that you all know exactly what I mean. Life is each and every one of those things on any given day. But this weekend, I got to par-tay with a bunch of teenage girls – including my beautiful daughter Blakelee – and some very, very good friends who are, at this point, mi familia. (And for a girl who doesn’t...
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