Tuesday Thoughts
Thoughts of an Optimistic Writer
Tuesday Thoughts
Thoughts of an Optimistic Writer
Tuesday Thoughts: Have We Lost Our Work Ethic?
“You will eat the fruit of your labor; blessings and prosperity will be yours.”
–Psalm 128:2 (NIV)
Those of you as long in the tooth as I were blessed with parents of the greatest generation. Tens of thousands of young men and women, some not even out of high school, went to war to protect our freedom and our country’s sovereignty.
Considering that their effort put their lives […]
Tuesday Thoughts: Pet Peeves and Sleeves: A Few of My (Least) Favorite Things?
“Cream colored ponies and crisp apple strudels; Door bells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles*…These are a few of my favorite things.”
–“My Favorite Things,” from The Sound of Music.
Okay, I admit it up front: I’ve got some pet peeves–things that really bug me. But, hey, we all do! Right? Think about it. What are the things that just make you want to scream?
I don’t […]
Tuesday Thoughts: Buyer’s Remorse: An Allegory
“I hope you find what you’re looking for.”
–Sally, from the movie Cars
There once was an American citizen who owned a very ordinary and predictable automobile. It got him (or her, if you’d rather) where he needed to go–at least most of the time–but had none of the extras that would get the owner excited about the ride. He decided it was time for a change, so he sent his buyer’s […]
Tuesday Thoughts: Dare We Dream? (Part Two)
“What we need in the United States…is love and wisdom, and compassion toward one another, and a feeling of justice toward those who still suffer within our country, whether they be white or whether they be black.”
–Robert F. Kennedy
In my opinion, being called a racist is as awful as being considered an adulterer or an inveterate liar. Though we should tread carefully with such rhetoric, the “racist” label is thrown […]
Tuesday Thoughts: Have We Lost Our Work Ethic?
“You will eat the fruit of your labor; blessings and prosperity will be yours.”
–Psalm 128:2 (NIV)
Those of you as long in the tooth as I were blessed with parents of the greatest generation. Tens of thousands of young men and women, some not even out of high school, went to war to protect our freedom and our country’s sovereignty.
Considering that their effort put their lives […]
Tuesday Thoughts: Pet Peeves and Sleeves: A Few of My (Least) Favorite Things?
“Cream colored ponies and crisp apple strudels; Door bells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles*…These are a few of my favorite things.”
–“My Favorite Things,” from The Sound of Music.
Okay, I admit it up front: I’ve got some pet peeves–things that really bug me. But, hey, we all do! Right? Think about it. What are the things that just make you want to scream?
I don’t […]
Tuesday Thoughts: Buyer’s Remorse: An Allegory
“I hope you find what you’re looking for.”
–Sally, from the movie Cars
There once was an American citizen who owned a very ordinary and predictable automobile. It got him (or her, if you’d rather) where he needed to go–at least most of the time–but had none of the extras that would get the owner excited about the ride. He decided it was time for a change, so he sent his buyer’s […]
Tuesday Thoughts: Dare We Dream? (Part Two)
“What we need in the United States…is love and wisdom, and compassion toward one another, and a feeling of justice toward those who still suffer within our country, whether they be white or whether they be black.”
–Robert F. Kennedy
In my opinion, being called a racist is as awful as being considered an adulterer or an inveterate liar. Though we should tread carefully with such rhetoric, the “racist” label is thrown […]