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I walk over 12 miles per day. I don’t say that to boast, as it is really not my idea. I came upon this routine quite unexpectedly. I had surgery to remove a brain tumor last March. Two weeks later I was back in the hospital with a blood clot. The clot was related toContinue reading “Walking”

My wife and I consider time with our grandchildren to be one of our most important investments in retirement. We intentionally moved to the midwest to be close to five of our six grandkids. Unfortunately one granddaughter lives in California. We want to have fun with them, sure, but we want to invest in theirContinue reading “Grandchildren”

FoxNews used to use the tag line “The No Spin Network”, implying that they gave the news without bias. We know, now more than ever, that this claim is impossible to perform. It seems that all news reporting comes tainted with the agenda and biases of the reporter and his or hers news company. HeadlinesContinue reading “Spin”

Our attitudes are reflections of our character, values and beliefs. Our attitudes also predetermine how we will react to circumstances. If we are angry or complaining we will not be able to react positively to the next thing that happens. However, if we are at peace with a measure of joy, the next circumstance willContinue reading “Attitude”

The news is all sad and foreboding these days. Everyone can use some good news. Don’t just wait for something good to happen. Instead find a way to encourage someone today. Hebrews 10:24 says, “And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works.” Just a little encouragement can leadContinue reading “Encouragement”

Every day we make thousands of decisions. Often one decision leads to another and another and so on. Many of these choices are decisions between doing a good thing or doing the wrong thing. Making the choice to do the wrong thing can lead to a series of bad choices. For instance, if we tellContinue reading “Choices”

Everyone wants to build something that endures. We work on building our own reputation, stature, and legacy. Sometimes we try to build fame and fortune. Unfortunately circumstances get in the way of opportunities to build. Pandemics happen that close off those opportunities. Racial and economic injustices threaten or close off more opportunities. There has toContinue reading “Building”

I consider myself a student of how people speak to each other. Unfortunately that hasn’t made me a good or effective communicator. I just study how people talk to each other. For instance, yesterday I was talking with a friend of mine. He is a good and intelligent man. We are at the same stageContinue reading “Communication”

In the last two days I have had three visits to three different doctors. It is interesting how closely you are examined before you can even enter the building these days. They take your temperature and you have to answer a battery of questions. If nothing else, it made we feel a little safer enteringContinue reading “Doctors”

Change is inevitable. However sometimes it comes slowly over time and other times change happens suddenly. I go out to walk most mornings about 5:30. Yesterday it was 44 degrees when I left home. This morning it was 67 degrees. I’m pretty sure ny body doesn’t know what happened to it. That change was easyContinue reading “Changes”