I was thinking about the bad things that happened to me this month and thought that now that most of them have been resolved, the problems didn’t seem so bad at all.  The other thing I realized is that I prioritized the situations in my life. There were a number of things that I faced. 1.  Repair my generator 2.  Get my solar panels to begin tracking the sun … [Read more...] about What I Learned Today

A dad is always proud when his son or daughter quote him.  I feel that way now.  Stephen had an insight I hadn’t thought of, which is that many people will not let go of the bar, will hold on tight no matter how many times they ride the roller coaster.  Unlike the real roller coaster though, we don’t have a choice of whether we get on or not.  We get on … [Read more...] about God’s Our Safety Belt

My dad wrote this to me in an e-mail today and I thought it was just wonderful: “Life is like a roller coaster after all. There are some calm periods, some turbulent ones, and some very turbulent ones. But you know, if you're brave, you can do the whole ride with your hands in the air. God is our safety belt that keeps us from flying out.” I like the part about riding the … [Read more...] about God’s Hands

I have the following prayer posted on my refrigerator. Dear Lord Bless me and enlarge my life, put your hand upon me, keep me from evil, may I cause no pain. I got it from a book I gave Jennifer some years ago.  It’s called The Prayer of Jabez.  I once knew who he was, but can’t remember now. I pray this prayer one or more times a day when I’m home because I open the … [Read more...] about Life is Strange

I was thinking tonight, about that pillar of Buddhist philosophy in regards to attachment and suffering. I got home from work tonight and before returning home drove up to watch the break at cowell beach under the stars. A fog was coming in and it smelt amazingly good. I took a couple deep breaths and really felt very peaceful. I should do this more often I thought, then got in … [Read more...] about Objects of attachment