Author Archives: Jim Gleason

Every morning I get up early to walk about 8 miles. It takes me about two hours. I really enjoy the quiet and time alone to pray and meditate. Most of the time I am walking under street lights so I can see clearly and walk safely. Part of my walking path, however, is notContinue reading “Walking in the Darkness”

It is amazing how confidently we speak about the future. We casually promise that we will do something or be somewhere on some future date. I guess that these promises can be good if they truly state our intentions. However we really don’t know whether we can fulfill the promises we make. Any number ofContinue reading “Promises”

Autumn brings a cascade of color. The leaves turn many shades of red, orange, yellow and brown. We have one tree in our area that I call the rainbow tree. It displays various colors in layers from top to bottom. It’s all very beautiful, especially if you can catch a view of the colors alsoContinue reading “Falling Leaves”

Today, my wife and I will volunteer at an annual event to appreciate police officers. We count it a privilege to give just a little back to those men and women called to serve and protect us. They will be given a day to play and eat with their families. I am well aware ofContinue reading “Officer Appreciation”

Last night we went to our grandson’s high school football game. The rain made it interesting. However we were prepared with umbrellas and rain gear. Fortunately it wasn’t windy so the umbrellas protected us well. Where do we look for protection today? We buy insurance to protect investments in property, cars and health. 401Ks, IRAs,Continue reading “Umbrellas”

I took our car in for its regular servicing today. In just 45 minutes the car was checked out according to a specified checklist, oil was changed, and the tires were rotated. All this was done under the manufacturer’s complimentary service, so it didn’t even cost me anything. Wouldn’t it be great if our bodiesContinue reading “Car Servicing”

Small acts of kindness can have a huge impact upon the lives of others. We know this because of the impact upon ourselves that little kindnesses have. Maybe it was the time that you were in a big hurry and someone let you go ahead of them in the grocery register line. Perhaps your handsContinue reading “Little Kindnesses”

I used to watch, with a degree of amazement, my wife’s elderly parents take their medicines. They had set up elaborate systems with partitions and alarms to make sure that they took the proper medicines at the appropriate time. What and when they could eat depended on their medicine schedules. I was confident that IContinue reading “Pills”

As I write this, several significant sports championships are underway. The Stanley Cup Finals are about to declare a champion of the National Hockey League. The finals of the National Basketball Association will begin this week. Major League Baseball will finish their regular season today and start their playoffs on Tuesday. All of these championshipsContinue reading “Championships”

When I worked in an office, we seniors would commiserate about the signs of aging. I used to say, you know you are getting old when every time you get up from a chair some new pain hits you”. Today, the new pain is in my hip. It goes away after a few steps, butContinue reading “New Pain”