Book to Recommend

I am reading an interesting book that I would recommend.  The book is called God is Not Mad at You by Joyce Meyer.  The subtitle reads "You can experience real love, acceptance and guilt-free living".  That sure sounds like something I want in my life.

If this is something you are struggling with or just want reaffirmed in your life I encourage you to read this book.


God loves us because He wants to, not because we deserve it.  A point to ponder.

Teeth

This week I had a molar pulled.  It has been quite a while since I had a tooth pulled and I had forgotten what it was like.  Or maybe it affected me differently this time because of my age.  The tooth came out on Tuesday.  It is now Saturday and my jaw still hurts.

Hopefully this will be the last tooth I lose.

Next week I go to the denturist to have modifications made to my partial plate to account for the pulled tooth.

I will be glad when the pain is all gone and my partial fits properly.  Then hopefully eating will be more enjoyable.

Fear

"Decide that you want it more than you are afraid of it."  -  Bill Cosby

I found the above quote on a Chicken Soup for the Soul website.  It intrigued me.

I know that fear is something that many times holds me back from some things that could have been good for me.

So now I need to stop when I find myself anxious or afraid to take that necessary step, and make the decision to want it more than I am afraid of it.

Thanks Bill.

I'm Back

It has been a while since I visited my blog and wrote something original.  I am going to work on being more regular in my writing.

This fall I made the decision that I was doing to make a career of writing articles and hopefully a book as well.  I look at this as a way of getting back into life.  My life has been very stagnant and not going anywhere.  But now I have a purpose and many goals.

I thought my life was over when I turned 50.  However, I am now 56 and have started working on the second half of my life with a refreshed look.  Now I have a reason to get up in the morning.

See you tomorrow.

Proverb

"You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair."  (Chinese Proverb)

The Butterfly Effect

"With a little perspective," Jones said one day, "you can live a life of permanent purpose."

When I asked what he meant, the old man answered with a question.  "Do you sometimes find yourself unconsciously judging your actions by level of importance?"  I frowned a bit, not certain I understood.  "For instance," he continued, "the time you spend with friends is important, but the time you spend with family, is more important.  You might rank an hour fishing as very important, thirty minutes visiting a sick friend in the hospital much more important than the fishing, and a sixty second conversation with a convenience store clerk as not very important at all."

I nodded my understanding and he returned to his initial point.  "When you know that everything matters -- that every move counts as much as any other -- you will begin living a life of permanent purpose.  A life of permanent purpose will make you a better parent, a better spouse and a more valuable friend.  Your productivity and financial success will soar to new heights while the old days of uncertainty, doubt, and depression fade into the past."

(from The Butterfly Effect by Andy Andrews)

Theology

"Never rewrite your theology
to accommodate a tragedy
that is going on in your life."
(Rev. John Hagee)