Ordinarily when we think of courage we think of a soldier going into battle or a fireman daring to go into a burning house to save a life or a family pet. It takes courage to face danger head on and danger can have many faces. But we don’t usually think of courage when we…
Author: Emil Hanson
On Uniqueness
It has always amazed me to think of all the ways we, as individuals, are the same and yet so very different. When I am able to sit down at night and relax a little I enjoy watching the CSI (Crime Scene Investigation) shows on TV. Though I realize that they take license with much…
On Normal
Most everyone wants to be perceived as normal until they find out exactly what that term means. Sometimes words don’t mean what we think they mean. Normal is perceived by most people as somewhat of an average Joe. A few of the synonyms include: commonplace, unexceptional and even ‘garden variety.’ If I were to overhear…
On Fear
The author, Dave Barry quipped “All of us are born with a set of instinctive fears—of the dark, of falling, of lobsters, of falling on lobsters in the dark, or speaking before a Rotary Club and of these words: ‘Some Assembly Required.’” We all have fears of something and that something changes as we age….
On Life as a Process
Life has been described in many different ways by many people such as this unknown author’s statement, “Life… is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming—WOW—What a ride!”…
On Silence
As I was contemplating the word ‘silence,’ it occurred to me that even thou my mouth was closed, my mind was making conversation. It was carrying on a conversation with reason on one side and rationale on the other. Is one actually silent when their mind is working? It seems that, at times, I can…
On Being An Example
We are all an example, of one kind or another, to someone or another. In filling the various roles that we play in life, we could find ourselves becoming a different type of example to those we associated with in each role. By roles I mean: father, son, mother, daughter, sibling, student, teacher, employer, employee,…
On Searching For Beauty
While having breakfast with my wife the other morning, we were looking out the window, and one of us commented on how summer is slowly turning into fall. The thought that the fall leaves with their beautiful and varied colors would soon grace our eyes is something we always look forward to. Then the leaves…
On Tongues II
The following is a quote from Elder Jeffrey R Holland: “The Prophet Joseph Smith deepened our understanding of the power of speech when he taught, “It is by words…[that] every being works when he works by faith. God said, ‘Let there be light: and there was light.’ Joshua spake, and the great lights which God…
On the Power of Prayer
Many of us never really listen to the words of the songs we sing in church. Read these verses thoughtfully: Prayer is the souls sincere desire, uttered or unexpressed. Prayer is the burden of a sigh, the falling of a tear. The upward glancing of an eye when none but God is near. Prayer is…