I think that happiness comes from being satisfied with the way things are while trying to improve them.   It seems clear after listening to A Beautiful Boy and Tweak (First couple chapters) that none of these people were happy because they were always looking for something better.  If they found happiness, they weren’t happy with it.  They wanted more and … [Read more...] about Happiness

I watched this movie last night.  It was a thought-provoking Masterpiece Theater production which walked us through a mock trial held by a group of male prisoners at the Auschwitz death camp during WWII.  Who was on trial?  God.  The prisoners accused God of breach of covenant, not murder or conspiracy, but a breach of the covenant between him and the Jewish people.  (I'll use … [Read more...] about God on Trial

If there is an art to insomnia, I am developing it well. And for anyone (1 out of 3 people at any given time studies show) who suffers this, you too will understand what an unfortunate event this is. I never understood how one could be held victim by there own inability to get a proper nights sleep, until now that I am being held at gunpoint. I have decided in my normal stages … [Read more...] about Sleepless and no longer in Seattle

Well, I awakened at 3:30 AM and couldn’t go back to sleep so watched the the movie, 3:10 to Yuma, with Russell Crowe and Christian Bale.  It was a great movie.  A 14 year old boy’s father escorts Crowe (a killer and robber) to the train station to ship him off to prison for the $200 the bank will pay.  He does it to save his family farm.  The 14 year old … [Read more...] about Happy Birthday

Stephen said in his last blog that “despite what we may think, when we connect with people it makes us feel connected to ourselves.”  He is right.  I continue to go to cardiac rehab, not because I need it, but to be with people. I’ve talked to Stephen about joining Toastmasters or Rotary or any such organization, but he’s been tentative to do so and now that I read … [Read more...] about People Connections – A Beautiful Boy