Tuesday Thoughts
Thoughts of an Optimistic Writer
Tuesday Thoughts
Thoughts of an Optimistic Writer
Tuesday Thoughts: Why Is “One” the Saddest Number?
“Loneliness is different from isolation and solitude. Loneliness is a subjective feeling where the connections we need are greater than the connections we have. In the gap, we experience loneliness.”
–Dr. Vivek Murthy
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy recently made headline news with his report on the impact of loneliness on our personal and public health. You’ve likely heard or read tidbits of it. Suffice it to say, loneliness has a tremendous impact on our health. Heart disease and stroke risks […]
Tuesday Thoughts: What Do We Value?
“No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money (Matthew 6:24 NIV).”
–Jesus
Do you ever allow your thoughts to drift back to the days when life seemed so much simpler? When families dined together, neighbors were actually neighborly, screens were what kept bugs from getting inside the house, and friends were people, not numbers accumulated […]
Tuesday Thoughts: When Checkmate Becomes Impossible
“So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them (Genesis 1:27 NIV).
–Moses
Imagine this conversation between two chess players in a hotly contested match:
“Checkmate!”
“Hardly, my friend.”
“But your king’s trapped.”
“That’s no longer my king,” he says, as he uses the piece to take the other’s bishop. “I’m identifying the king as a queen.”
“Say what?”
“Yep. Was a king, now a queen.”
“But you can’t do that. It violates the rules of […]
Tuesday Thoughts: Can’t We Just Give All Kids a Chance?
“An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.”
–Benjamin Franklin
Notwithstanding my “expectations bar” being set pretty low for our Washington politicians, a recent interview with a well-known U.S. senator really surprised me. When asked the difference between “equality” and “equity,” this self-acknowledged socialist scratched his balding scalp covered with wild wisps of gray hair, pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose, muttered a few words, and then admitted, “I don’t really know.”
Seriously? This is a man who has […]
Tuesday Thoughts: Why Is “One” the Saddest Number?
“Loneliness is different from isolation and solitude. Loneliness is a subjective feeling where the connections we need are greater than the connections we have. In the gap, we experience loneliness.”
–Dr. Vivek Murthy
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy recently made headline news with his report on the impact of loneliness on our personal and public health. You’ve likely heard or read tidbits of it. Suffice it to say, loneliness has a tremendous impact on our health. Heart disease and stroke risks […]
Tuesday Thoughts: What Do We Value?
“No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money (Matthew 6:24 NIV).”
–Jesus
Do you ever allow your thoughts to drift back to the days when life seemed so much simpler? When families dined together, neighbors were actually neighborly, screens were what kept bugs from getting inside the house, and friends were people, not numbers accumulated […]
Tuesday Thoughts: When Checkmate Becomes Impossible
“So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them (Genesis 1:27 NIV).
–Moses
Imagine this conversation between two chess players in a hotly contested match:
“Checkmate!”
“Hardly, my friend.”
“But your king’s trapped.”
“That’s no longer my king,” he says, as he uses the piece to take the other’s bishop. “I’m identifying the king as a queen.”
“Say what?”
“Yep. Was a king, now a queen.”
“But you can’t do that. It violates the rules of […]
Tuesday Thoughts: Can’t We Just Give All Kids a Chance?
“An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.”
–Benjamin Franklin
Notwithstanding my “expectations bar” being set pretty low for our Washington politicians, a recent interview with a well-known U.S. senator really surprised me. When asked the difference between “equality” and “equity,” this self-acknowledged socialist scratched his balding scalp covered with wild wisps of gray hair, pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose, muttered a few words, and then admitted, “I don’t really know.”
Seriously? This is a man who has […]