Reboot, Rejuvenate, Resurrect

BEYOND THE WINDOW Life is embraced in two ways – dutiful, and then you die, or bountiful, and then you die. Every day, we get to choose. Yet many of us struggle with the feeling that we have no choice at all. As I have written before, feelings are unreliable and must be vetted thoroughly, because one of their essential ingredients is fear. “Is it possible to live so defensively that you never get to live at all.” Rachel Naomi Remen Could fear be a major contributor to d

IS IT WORTHY OF WORSHIP The title may have made you wonder whether you should keep reading. It sounds a little “church-y,” doesn’t it? Certainly, worship can refer to church or religious things. But a study of the word reveals that this was not always the case. For centuries, it was used as a title and only gradually became associated with church or religion. Worship is showing deep love, respect, and honor to someone or something. Through our words and actions, we treat

POP QUIZ Love is never theoretical; love is a practice, and life has a way of giving pop quizzes that reveal how faithfully I am practicing it. I am a work in progress. I know this to be true, but occasionally I unconsciously begin to think that I have arrived. Arrived where? I don’t know, but I slip into a mindset of satisfaction with self. Experience is the best teacher, and it has taught me that this mindset requires self-assessment. Sometimes, however, self-examination

FATHER Remember I am on a quest to become unencumbered in 2026, and help comes from unusual places. What did you sincerely learn from your father? This was the writing prompt from a book that I have used to learn to be a better writer since April,2025. Each day the instructions following the prompt are “Go. Ten minutes.” I experienced a moment of panic because I didn’t want to squander any of the ten minutes trying to think of a profound and elaborate story to recount.

VALUABLE POSSESSION It was Thursday morning following a milestone birthday. Born on a Tuesday, the 327th day of the year, I had already...

BECAUSE I SAID SO I live an exciting life – “yes, I do. I am not exhibiting hubris, [GU1] nor will I apologize for the declaration.”...

LOVE PRACTICE The notion of love is never theoretical – love is a practice, sticks in my head and plays in a non-random loop multiple...

MEANWHILE I am a fan of the late-night TV host, Stephen Colbert. I like his monologue, but I love the segment that often follows it,...

THE BEST MEDICINE With all its dysfunction, imagined or true, Americans have the potential to have access to the best medicines and...

WHAT IS LEARNING? I am writing this in real time sort of – it is as close to real time as I can get given my current less than optimal...

PRACTICE: True or false “Charity begins at home.” Anyone who has practiced the art or been around someone practicing the art of raising a...

PRACTICE: Breath slowly and deliberately for 2 or 3 minutes. I have experienced the slow painful deaths of too many loved one in the past...