Tuesday Thoughts
Thoughts of an Optimistic Writer
Tuesday Thoughts
Thoughts of an Optimistic Writer
Tuesday Thoughts: Why Give Thanks for the Memories?
“Love is the only memory one never loses . . . because even if one loses his mind, the memory always remains in the heart.”
from The Romantic (Felix Alexander; 2014)
We know it’s coming, and we often joke about it and laugh it away, or try to. Memory loss. We wander into the pantry and wonder what we were looking for. Our glasses are missing, again . . . and sometimes they’re nestled on our noggin!
It’s during the holiday seasons of […]
Tuesday Thoughts: What’s There to be Thankful For?
“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.”
–President John F. Kennedy
Don’t look now, folks, but Thanksgiving is only nine days away! Rumor has it that the grocers’ Butterballs are going fast and there’s already a line out the door at Honey Baked Ham. I don’t know about all that, but I do know there’s a lot to be thankful for. Here’s my list for 2023:
• […]
Tuesday Thoughts: When the Mystical Becomes Magical
“There is a child in everyone of us who is still a trick-or-treater looking for a brightly-lit front porch.”
–Robert Brault
Since today’s Halloween, I couldn’t resist writing a post on this most hallowed of secular celebrations.
If “Scrooge” is the term for someone who doesn’t like Christmas, and that person’s response is, “Bah, Humbug,” what are the words for someone who doesn’t like Halloween? “Screech” and “Boo, Humbug?”
If so, full disclosure–I’m a Screech. After thirty-five years of handling post-Halloween tummy aches and […]
Tuesday Thoughts: When Evil Moves Into the Neighborhood
“In this life, we have to make many choices. Some are very important and some are not. Many of our choices are between good and evil. The choices we make, however, determine to a large extent our happiness or our unhappiness, because we have to live with the consequences of our choices.”
–James E. Faust
If you’ve doubted what all the fuss is about securing our nation’s borders, just ask Israel. It’s reported that Hamas cut through the security fences at the […]
Tuesday Thoughts: Why Give Thanks for the Memories?
“Love is the only memory one never loses . . . because even if one loses his mind, the memory always remains in the heart.”
from The Romantic (Felix Alexander; 2014)
We know it’s coming, and we often joke about it and laugh it away, or try to. Memory loss. We wander into the pantry and wonder what we were looking for. Our glasses are missing, again . . . and sometimes they’re nestled on our noggin!
It’s during the holiday seasons of […]
Tuesday Thoughts: What’s There to be Thankful For?
“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.”
–President John F. Kennedy
Don’t look now, folks, but Thanksgiving is only nine days away! Rumor has it that the grocers’ Butterballs are going fast and there’s already a line out the door at Honey Baked Ham. I don’t know about all that, but I do know there’s a lot to be thankful for. Here’s my list for 2023:
• […]
Tuesday Thoughts: When the Mystical Becomes Magical
“There is a child in everyone of us who is still a trick-or-treater looking for a brightly-lit front porch.”
–Robert Brault
Since today’s Halloween, I couldn’t resist writing a post on this most hallowed of secular celebrations.
If “Scrooge” is the term for someone who doesn’t like Christmas, and that person’s response is, “Bah, Humbug,” what are the words for someone who doesn’t like Halloween? “Screech” and “Boo, Humbug?”
If so, full disclosure–I’m a Screech. After thirty-five years of handling post-Halloween tummy aches and […]
Tuesday Thoughts: When Evil Moves Into the Neighborhood
“In this life, we have to make many choices. Some are very important and some are not. Many of our choices are between good and evil. The choices we make, however, determine to a large extent our happiness or our unhappiness, because we have to live with the consequences of our choices.”
–James E. Faust
If you’ve doubted what all the fuss is about securing our nation’s borders, just ask Israel. It’s reported that Hamas cut through the security fences at the […]