Taking Risk

Here is the choice: I have a small hand full of seed. Do I eat the seed now or do I sow it in the hopes of having much seed later on? Every time we plant a plant or sow a seed, we are participating in a act of hope that is inherently risky. This is the way life is. This is faith. We sow the seed, believing that the harvest will come.

Maybe it would be wise to save some of the seed for sowing so we can have more food but we should satisfy the NEEDS of the present moment before considering what to do with the remainder of the seed. Plant them. Seed will not remain usable forever. Put them in the ground and risk crop failure.

I Wonder...

I do not know why I have been given the life that I have been given. I just know that I have been given this life and I must be a good steward of it.- It is so easy for us to live our lives believing that our lives are not worth much when the truth of the matter is that we do not know and maybe shouldn't know what kind of impact our lives have on others. I must not have an overly inflated opinion of myself nor should I sell myself short.

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Comfort in Times of Trouble

"The lovely lotus blossom
does not grow on
beautiful granite or
any other beautiful stone.
The lovely lotus blossom grows
in muck and mire
that might not be so pretty
if not for the lotus blossoms growing there."
-Thich Nhat Hanh and just a bit of embellishment by me...

A Plea

Do not sell yourself short. You never know what kind of impact your simple gift might have on another.

A Wonderful Day

Today is one of those days that I consider a turning point Because I will be turning 62 next month I have become eligible to receive a Social Security Retirement check from the United States Government. Adding that check to the University retirement check that I am already receiving will seem to be a significant raise. When the payments start, I can make more charitable donations and do more for myself as well. I am very excited.

A Turn Around

It may be better to give than to receive but sometimes the only thing that we have left to give is the ability to receive.

Today

This has been a blessed spring for me. Today life is good.

I am learning how to enjoy "riding the roller coaster" and I am having great fun doing it. I have learned how to relax and how to focus on the curve or the drop that is right in front of me, leaving the rest of the ride until I get to it. This is an important lesson and one that should serve me well in the future.

Take time to enjoy life.

Richard

a scrub oak?

Provider of wonderful shade for me and food for the squirrels.

ADVICE

Enjoy the journey because you may never reach your destination.
-Richard Burton