Fortunately, I have never done time, but I have had a good friend who did actually do time in prison. His name was Gene, and as a youth he was a member of a very unstable family. His parents divorced and he lived with one for awhile and then the other. His father was an…
Tag: Ancestors
On Angels
I have written about Angels before but usually the ones that come back to earth as messengers to reveal new information to a prophet of God. This message is about all angels, even earthly angels, angels that live all around us, and there are many of them. There are many of us who have become…
On Writing Our Personal Histories
I have written about Writing Your Personal History but my thoughts here are taking a motivational approach. It is not because the things stated before, in other writings, are less important but because there are different ways that we are stimulated and/or motivated. We all seem to look at things a little differently. I rather…
On Is There a Purpose for Boredom?
Gayatri Devi remarked that; “Boredom is not a problem to be solved. It’s the last privilege of a free mind. …So lean in to boredom, into that intense experience of time untouched by beauty, pleasure, comfort and all other temporal salubrious sensations. Observe it, how your mind responds to boredom, what you feel and think…
On The Lamanites Shall Blossom As The Rose
It has always been interesting to me how we can hold to one idea that caught our attention and ‘mind’s eye’ years ago, maybe as a youth. Even though it was erroneous in one or many of its precepts, we were still loyal to it and maybe even argued in its behalf. As we become…
On Work For The Dead
“It is for the benefit of God’s sons and daughters that, while on earth, we become acquainted with evil as well as good…. The contrasts, that we experience in this world, a world of mingled sorrow and joy are educational in nature, and they will be the means of raising all humanity to a full…
On God’s Laborers and Their Wages
God’s pay will not be a gold coin laid in our hand but rather bring about a feeling of satisfaction knowing that we have blessed another in some way or just do a kind deed because we saw an opportunity to do one. Very few things are more satisfying than the feeling we have after…
On Yesterday
The song, “Yesterday,” was one of the most popular songs for many years, but we seldom hear it anymore. There were parts of it that were very meaningful and which made one contemplate life and lost youth. I have always had a difficult time hearing the lyrics while a song is being sung. Even though…
On Hesitation
There are many reasons why we should hesitate to do things, especially without having carefully thought them through first. The saying; ‘He who hesitates is lost” Is oftimes fool’s advice. Many decisions we make in life should be made a matter of prayer and or careful thought. When we are pressured to move forward with…
On The League
I received a letter in the mail the other day congratulating me for being invited to become a member of the League. I thought, “what is the League?” The Latin word for ‘league’ means imperial, powerful, lordly and magisterial. The unknown member of the League who sent me the letter stated that he took an…