A lot of the time things change when we’re not ready. We’re just getting settled in something new and some outside force completely discombobulates the situation. Or we are quite comfortable and happy and something unexpected turns everything upside down. For example, I’ll have a few weeks where I go to the gym consistently and …
Category Archives: Musings
World Cup For Dummies
The whole word is obsessed with the World Cup. The whole world is actually obsessed with the World Cup but I mean my world is obsessed with the World Cup which consists of many of my co-workers and my family. I don’t really like watching sports on television. I could go to a game or …
Enjoying the Process
Enjoying the process can be fun when you’re doing something you enjoy. I enjoy lots of things: reading, dancing, painting to name a few. These are things that once I get caught up in them I’m very happy. For example I”ll stay up way too late reading a book even though I need to be …
When We Don’t Know What We Don’t Know
I’ve noticed something occur multiple times in the past few weeks where something was communicated, and there it was laid out straightforward and the information didn’t just quite click. There were a few occasions where I had written instructions to people at work thinking I was making it easier for them by having the information …
Starting Early or Starting Late
Is it better to start something and not continue or start late? There are a lot of things I’ve started and dropped. In hobbies alone I have amassed quite a list: piano, tennis, golf, volleyball, and jewelry making are the ones that came to mind easily. Perhaps we regret having credit cards or school loans …
Plans, Plans, Plans
How do you like to organize what you have to do? Do you keep a list or multiple lists? In an organizer, on a piece of paper, on your phone? I like to keep lists. I have a system that has served me well at work. I have a spiral-bound weekly organizer. In the morning …
Make Your Future Self Happier Than Your Present Self
When making decisions it’s easy to think about how it will make you feel now. But will your future self be happy about it in a year? A month? How about a day? Inspired by: No Sidebar Optimal Living Daily Episode 621
Why Has This Happened?
Have you ever wondered why something has happened or why something doesn’t stop happening? If so, the conversation Gideon is having with God included below will resonate. In the passage, Gideon reminds me of conversations I have when things around me aren’t going the way I think they should go. It’s like the conversations we have …
The Paradox of the Good Book
Isn’t it strange how when you’re reading a book you really like it’s so hard to put down and when you are away from the book, you just can’t get back to it. But the faster you read, the faster you’re done and then you don’t get to be in that world anymore? And …
Sunday Readings June 11, 2017
Sunday Readings In the Old Testament reading today God reveals his name to Moses. He calls himself “Lord” and says he is slow to anger and rich in kindness. Moses asks the Lord to receive him and his people as their own. He says they are stiff-necked (stubborn), and asks for pardon for their wickedness …
Possibility & Light 