Author Archives: Jim Gleason

A worldwide pandemic have you worried? Are you anxious about political events and the coming national election? Do health concerns weigh your mind down? It is completely understandable that these and other concerns cause us to be anxious at times. What can we do to find some relief? First, we need to drect our thoughtsContinue reading “What Are You Thinking?”

After retiring we moved to this area to be close to two of our children and five grandchildren. We have been blessed to spend a lot of time with the grandkids, especially. One thing I am constantly amazed by is their short attention span. Once our granddaughter picked a book she wanted me to readContinue reading “Attention Span”

I am a baseball fan and have been watching seceral Major League Baseball games lately. It has been strange to watch games with no fans in the ballparks. I admit that it is not as exciting to watch games without the enthusiasm of the fans. It makes me wonder if it is real. It alsoContinue reading “Nobody’s Watching”

I have been hearing a lot about integrity lately. To me, integrity means matching your walk with your talk. Often times people express their values, but their actions do not match those values. Politicians do this all the time. For instance, we once had a candidate for governor who actively sought help for the poor.Continue reading “Integrity”

I walk every day, sometimes up to 16 miles a day. Today I intended to walk a lot less. Within the first two miles I stumbled on a crack in the sidewalk and fell. Fortunately I wound up with several scrapes but no breaks. This reminded me about the fragility of life. We can beContinue reading “Falling”

I am a unique individual. But so are you. There is only one of each of us. We are like snowflakes, no two are alike. I have strengths and weaknesses. I also have some peculiarities. Some I like and some I don’t. Some other people like and some they don’t. Sometimes I boast of myContinue reading “Uniqueness”

What makes your heart beat fast? Is it: Your favorite team winning a championship Seeing your favorite celebrity at Starbucks The aroma of Starbucks coffee in the morning Seeing your child enjoy an achievement Watching your child be born All of these events and more may make our hearts beat faster. The enjoyment energizes ourContinue reading “Fast Heartbeat”

I am currently sitting in our livingroom on a bright clear sunny day. However, there is smoke and a putrid smell coming into the room. Outside a team of workers are laying asphalt. The burning tar smoke and smell has made it into the room. I am reminded that there are are times when weContinue reading “Pollution”

I play on a vintage base ball (Note: it was two words originally) team in Indiana. We play by the rules of the game in 1858. One of the major differences to today’s game is that baseball gloves had not been invented, so everyone played barehanded. Players, or ballists as they were called then, haveContinue reading “Vintage Base Ball”

A local television station uses “First Fast and Accurate” as their slogan in advertising. The first two adjectives cannot be evaluated as their is no independent criteria to determine who was first or fast. The third adjective, Accurate, is also hard to evaluate, but for a different reason. If you were to read a newsContinue reading “First Fast and Accurate”