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Thought for Today

“All those golden autumn days the sky was full of wings. Wings beating low over the blue water of Silver Lake, wings beating high in the blue air far above it . . . bearing them all away to the green fields in the South.” –Laura Ingalls Wilder

A Few Thoughts for the First Day of Autumn

“Earth’s crammed with heaven, And every common bush afire with God; And only he who sees takes off his shoes; The rest sit round it and pluck blackberries.” –Elizabeth Barrett Browning As I get older I find myself more and more in tune with the changing seasons. Perhaps when I was younger I thought IContinue reading “A Few Thoughts for the First Day of Autumn”

Thought for Today

“Joy is not in things; it is in us.” — Richard Wagner

Rising to the Call, Driving and Emily Dickinson

“We’d never know how high we are till we are called to rise; and then, if we are true to plan, our statures touch the sky.” — Emily Dickinson Emily Dickinson is one of my favorite poets. There are more modern ways the sentiment of todays quote has been expressed, but I love language andContinue reading “Rising to the Call, Driving and Emily Dickinson”

Thought for Today

“Creativity is a great motivator because it makes people interested in what they are doing. Creativity gives hope that there can be a worthwhile idea. Creativity gives the possibility of some sore of achievement to everyone. Creativity makes life more fun and more interesting.” — Edward de Bono

Thought for Today

“I never did a day’s work in my life. It was all fun.” — Thomas A. Edison

If you could move anywhere…

… where would it be? If money and distance were no object where would you go? Would your choice be different if there were limitations? Bob and I think about this now in deciding where to live in retirement. This is more difficult than you would think. Bob says his no limits choice would be New Zealand,Continue reading “If you could move anywhere…”

Thought for Today and an Announcement

“Every day we live is a priceless gift of God, loaded with possibilities to learn something new, to gain fresh insights.” –Dale Evans Rogers I am happy to introduce Bob’s new blog called Espirational Faith at espirational.org. Bob enjoys digging deep into theology and philosophy so if you do too, you will want to followContinue reading “Thought for Today and an Announcement”