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Today, I had x-rays taken of my hip and neck. The doctor ordered them to make sure that there is no damage to the bones after my accident a week ago. The x-rays, of course, can give the doctor pictures of the bones. Doctors use other types of internal scans to examine our inward parts.Continue reading “High Resolution X-Rays”

It is impossible to know everything. Even if we could, would we want to? Would we want to know the secrets that friends and family members don’t tell us? Would we want to know the secrets that our elected officials don’t tell us? We may want to know the secrets that nature hides, but canContinue reading “Secret Things”

Each morning when I walk, I look up to the skies. I love to gaze upon the moon and stars. This morning was the first time in weeks that the sky was clear and I could see the multitude of stars. I cannot count them all and I certainly do not know the names ofContinue reading “What a Sight”

It’s a windy day today, with gusts up to 30 miles per hour. When I was out walking, going in one direction was a struggle, while going the other way was easy. Going against the wind was cold and almost discouraging. We all have people in our lives who slow us down and discouraged us.Continue reading “Winds of Encouragement”

It snowed a couple days ago. So everywhere I walked yesterday, I crunched through the snow. Then the sun melted some of the snow and the overnight cold created patches of ice. So I had to be careful where I stepped this morning. A spot could look like a safe place to step, but iceContinue reading “Slippery When Wet”

Overnight it snowed about three inches. So it was beautiful for my morning walk. I circled the same path four times. On the third or fourth path I noticed the tracks in the snow that I was making. The tracks got me thinking about the tracks, or legacies, that our lives leave for others. AreContinue reading “Tracks in the Snow”

I’ve discovered that my mental acuity is deficient. If someone is talking to me and uses too many words, I simply cannot follow them. Also, if the person speaking has too many branches of thought in their discourse, I will not be able to stay with them, as I am still trying to understand aContinue reading “Too Many Words”

Outside our apartment window is a pond. For years now the water level in the pond has been going down. It has also become mostly filled with leaves and debris. It is not the pretty site that it was when we moved in. Now only the ducks and geese can appreciate the water. Several yearsContinue reading “Living Water”

When I was a teenager, a song with the title above was popular. It said, “What the world needs now is love, sweet love. No, not just for one, but for everyone.” A simple song with a message that rings true. Unfortunately, the song spoke of a pretty shallow type of love. This kind ofContinue reading “What The World Needs Now”

How do we determine if a person is strong? Do we simply test how much weight they can lift? Do we put them through a series of American Ninja obstacles? Is a person strong through mental acuity? So we simply evaluate their IQ to determine how strong they are. What about emotional strength? Do weContinue reading “Real Strength”