A Shepherd –
A guide. The Lord is my shepherd. He will guide me. A statement of belief. I look for signs. Sometimes they are not clear. In my dreams they are not clear but I do try to understand them. Meditation is necessary.
a direction in life
a quote to live by
A Favorite One –
A quote by Edmund Burke: “Never despair, but if you do, work on in despair.”
a favorite holiday
A Thanksgiving –
A time to appreciate what you have. Life. Faith if you have it. Family if you have one. If you don’t have appreciation, you have a tough row to hoe. Start by giving thanks for the life that you do have. With life you have a chance to get what you really need.
a camper
A Meeting With Nature –
A getaway from convenience. The campfire is the best. Once did an Outward Bound for four days with four others to live off the land but we found places to get canned food. We had to vote on what we did and accept the decision. It was easy to be in the minority knowing what the majority would want. They knew this and resented it. We took shortcuts.
a productive time
A Light Before Dawn –
A third cup of coffee. Let there be light. Put it into words. It won’t take a thousand to paint the picture. Write what you see. Someone may be watching. Reach out to a reader and read what they write.
a favorite emoji
A Cute Way To Express Feeling –
A need for some. I want to know what you think and why. Not how you feel. Is there an emoji for that? Ask a question. Answer a question. It is called a dialogue. Let’s talk.
a topic to discuss
A Favorite Is Religion –
A need to evangelize. Spread the good news. Life has meaning. A search for the Truth. The Way to happiness. Ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find, knock and it shall be opened unto you. Don’t forget to knock. It shows that you really want to know.
a stock market buy
A Time After A Crash –
A chance to make some money. After a couple years sold it with a 75% gain but it wasn’t that simple. The account was transferred to another company which made it much more difficult to sell and doing my taxes required three additional interactions with the IRS.
a risk taken
A House On Mount Of Olives –
A Muslim named Abraham saw me at the hotel and knew where I could stay. Somehow I trusted him but soon realized it was a scam. I could have been taken as a hostage a number of times but there I was in his brother’s house being interrogated by a third man. This was the most interesting part of my visit to Jerusalem. After only two nights at a house in their neighborhood I had to leave. The money was not a problem and well worth the experience.
a regret
A Time When I Should Have Done Something –
A lack of religion. This is a difficult one for me. If we were raised with too much religion, my kids certainly didn’t get enough. I wish that we had gone to church more often with them.
apocalypse 