I woke up this morning with “Crystal Ball” by Styx playing in my head. I started singing it. I couldn’t remember all the lyrics since I hadn’t heard it in a while. So, I googled them. When I read the following lyrics, it got me thinking about this blog. I wonder what tomorrow has in […]
Yesterday, I was in a convenience store and heard a customer ask the young male cashier, “How’s it goin’?” The cashier responded in a mundane voice, “Ah, ya know, livin’ the dream.” I’ve heard that expression before, and I never liked it. Doesn’t it imply that you’re not happy with your life? What about […]
I rode my bike to my daughter’s house and locked it up with a Kryptonite Keeper lock to her front porch railing. She has the white vinyl 4×4 posts that made it tricky to put the lock around my bike frame. As I was doing that, my daughter came out and told me I didn’t […]
Our souls are hungry. We may not realize just how hungry we are, but we need to start feeding it better—no more fast food drive-thru for us. No, we deserve the full-course dish with ice cream for dessert! Too many of us are depressed, anxious, and overwhelmed, and I believe it’s because our souls are […]
Did you ever notice when you are around a person or doing something, and you get a feeling that doesn’t feel right? You don’t know why it’s happening, but you blame chemistry for the interaction with that person or fear. And that’s pretty much as far as it goes, right? At least, that’s the way […]
Here are ten ways that I have found helpful for me to have a better day. Wake up and say thank you before you get out of bed. This puts you in the mindset of being grateful for another day on this earth. When you are getting ready for the day, visualize how you want […]
I haven’t seen the television show Different Strokes in many years, but the re-runs are on now, so I watched it to see if it was still funny, like I remembered. It is. That little Arnold character’s saying, “What you talkin’ ’bout Willis?” is hysterical. It gave me the idea for this blog. When Arnold […]
Is the reason why we’re here to belong? We want to belong with someone else in a relationship*. Belong to a career. Belong to a group, organization, church, whatever. Our basic need is to belong. Social media makes our youth want to belong to the group of social media superstars getting boatloads of money, fame, […]
I heard, “It’s easier to be angry than it is to be sad,” from little Adam in The Adam Project movie, and I thought about it. It seems to be accurate, but why? I had to delve into that topic to understand it better, so here we go. Look back throughout your life and see if […]
There has been a culture shift in the last six or seven years, not in a good sense. Our country used to be one of the most powerful countries in the world. People worldwide wanted to come here because it seemed like a better place to live. Well, the truth is, our country has changed, […]