Litter always saddens me. When there is a trash can nearby, I sometimes pick things up. Most of the time I don’t do anything besides wonder why people can’t throw things away properly. But with the straw controversy and constantly hearing animals being impacted and harmed by human trash, it tipped me in favor of trying …
How Our Enemies Can Make Us Holy — If We Let Them
Sunday readings for February 24, 2019 It’s easy to notice when people mistreat me. In this week's reading, Jesus instructs the disciples how to react when we are mistreated. I thought about times I've felt mistreated and came up with these instances. - The person in the parking lot who rushes past me as I’m …
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Touring London on the Hop on Hop off Bus
The hop on hop off tour bus is a great way to see London because famous sites are spread out across the city. The bus allows you to get a taste of everything and a chance to get familiar with the area. You can stay on the bus the entire time or hop off and …
Preparing to vote in the 2018 Local Elections
I want to put it out there I am no expert in local politics. This is my first time paying attention to local events. I know I should have taken an interest in the past, the giant pile of postcards I have received from local candidates in the past few weeks seems to have done …
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Hitler Wanted to be an Artist
Here is something crazy I learned recently. Hitler wanted to be a painter and was rejected from art school. He painted a lot of paintings too. You can find out more at https://allthatsinteresting.com/hitlers-paintingsn and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paintings_by_Adolf_Hitler. I actually like the details and the subjects of his paintings. It’s unfortunate that his creativity was muted and his …
The Ups and Downs of Change
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 …
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 …
Boston
I visited Boston for the first time this weekend. It's part of my plan to see more of the United States. It was a short trip, just for the day. I like short trips because it's exciting packing the experience into a short amount of time and get a sense of the place. My friend …
Possibility & Light 