Author Archives: Jim Gleason

What do you do when you are in trouble? Do you lash out at the one causing the problem? Sometimes I do. Especially if I don’t understand the issue. Do you ignore it, hoping it goes away? I do this sometimes also. Often it seems like more trouble to resolve the issue than to pushContinue reading “Cover Of His Wings”

Right now I am sitting in a room that I recently painted. As I look around, I can see the mistakes I made and the places that I did a good job. I want to somehow cover up the errors and enhance the view of the good places. Sometimes I do the same type ofContinue reading “Surrounded”

I don’t know about you, but I spend a good portion of my day doing things that make me feel good about myself. For the most part I eat nutritious foods, not just to be healthy, but also to demonstrate that I am a healthy person. I have made walking a habit, again not justContinue reading “Self Righteousness”

Our youngest granddaughter just turned two. She is beginning to assert herself. The favorite question of most toddlers is simply, ‘why?’ They are trying to figure out their world, so they want to know why things are the way they are. Why must they behave in certain ways? Why can’t I do this? As weContinue reading “A Two Year Old’s Question”

I can be so noncommittal about some things while zealously fervent about others. I generally don’t care what we have for dinner, but don’t you dare get in the way of me watching my favorite team. I may not mind if someone ignores me, but if I am saying something important you had better listen,Continue reading “Wishy-washy”