Thinks I find along the way
“The beginning of love is the will to let those
we love be perfectly themselves, the resolution not to
twist them to fit our own image. If in loving them we do
not love what they are, but only their potential likeness
to ourselves, then we do not love them: we only love
the reflection of ourselves we find in them”
– Thomas Merton
Source: Loving
Do not fall into a cycle where you keep doing the same mindless thing over and over again and spend the rest of your time with entertainment. Ensure that you are always moving forward. Source: Don’t Stagnate. Keep Moving Forward.
To listen to the audio version of this blog, click here. I’m finally getting around to reading Steven Pressfield’s amazing follow up to “The War of Art” – it’s called “Turning Pro” and it’s a masterpiece. He’s done it again. In the book, one of my favorite themes that Pressfield talks about is the difference… Continue Reading: Are you using addiction to escape your calling? – Daily Love with Mastin Kipp
At some point you just have to let go of what you thought should happen and live in what is happening. Source: At some point you just have to let go of what you thought should happen and live in what is happening.
Thanks, @jstrommen…
The actor and singer starred as Pyle for years — first in The Andy Griffith Show, then in Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. Nabors parlayed the stardom of the beloved goof into a long career on stage, TV and film. Source: Jim Nabors, Who Played Affable Klutz Gomer Pyle, Dies At 87
In light of Scriptures like these, you might think that the primacy of love would be a settled matter in Christian faith. Go to the source to hear Richard Rohr’s thoughts on this: Rooted and Grounded in Love – Center for Action and Contemplation
Apparently there’s a day for everything…
Fried pies are small fried dessert pastries, which have fruit fillings wrapped in the dough.
Fried apple pies were first introduced in McDonald’s in 1968, originally fried in lard.
New Hampshire fried pies were the favorite dessert of U.S. president Franklin Pierce.
The two most popular flavors of fried pies in the deep South are apple and peach.
Roadside stands in the South often refer to fried pies as “Crab Lanterns.”
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Here’s an interesting thought for those in long distance relationships…
It’s something we started years ago, I’m not sure exactly when or who said it first. But my friend and I lived many states away from each other and when one was really sick or hurting from a large disappointment in life, the other would say, “If I were there, I would make you a pot of your favorite soup” or “If I were there I would clean off your patio and pull out two chairs for us to sit outside, in blankets with coffee”. That last one as one of my favorites spoken over me many years ago.
As my daughters live far away from me now, the tradition has moved on to share with them. Our youngest had strep throat last month and I found myself saying, “If I were there I would play with your hair till you fall asleep” and to our oldest during a very…
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