The true adventurer goes forth aimless and uncalculating to meet and greet unknown fate.
I’ll give you the whole secret to short story writing. Here it is. Rule 1: Write stories that please yourself. There is no Rule 2.
O. Henry, the pen name of William Henry Porter (1862-1910), was an American writer who mastered the art of crafting short stories.
When our top priority is to please God with our life, we can expect treasure in heaven.
From Luke 12:20-21: “But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life is being demanded of you. And the things you have prepared, whose will they be?’ So it is with those who store up treasures for themselves but are not rich toward God.”
Dreaming of conquest
Favorite game show
Awesome contestant
Answer’s fandango
Sleeping wide awake
No longer dreaming
Clock striking midnight
Netflix still streaming
Sailing oceans blue
First mate now sleeping
Craft found, back on course
Prize’s safekeeping
Shifting direction
Away from sailing
Compass pointing west
Dreamtime’s unveiling
Sweeping “Price is Right”
Morning now shifting
New day with new wheels
Sports car downshifting
We are free to change the world and start something new in it.
Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it.
Hannah Arendt (1906-1975) was a German-born philosopher and author. With the help of others, she managed to escape the Holocaust, and her journey brought her to the United States in 1941.
From Isaiah 9:2: “The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness—on them light has shined.”
Walking without light
Actions filled with sin
False gods and idols
Faith absent within
Living in darkness
Gloom filled with torment
God’s conquered people
Called now to repent
Hearing prophet’s call
Shadows hidden theft
Nation’s ember glows
God has never left
Seeing promised grace
Filled with renewed hope
Evil crawls away
Faith grasps mercy’s rope
Easing life’s burdens
True light’s beating drum
Fear replaced with joy
Darkness overcome
From Isaiah 9:4: “For the yoke of their burden and the bar across their shoulders, the rod of their oppressor, You have broken as on the day of Midian.”
I am an optimist. It does not seem too much use being anything else.
From Hebrews 6:19-20: “We have this hope, a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters the inner shrine behind the curtain, where Jesus, a forerunner on our behalf, has entered, having become a high priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.”
Winston Churchill (1874-1965) served the United Kingdom as Prime Minister from 1940-1945 and later from 1951-1955. He unwavering leadership during World War II lifted the spirits of his nation in the darkest of times. He was also a prolific writer with countless published works.
Early morning hour
Sowing heart’s tranquility—
Calmness of spirit
Believe, trusting more
Opening another door—
Shifting day’s mindset
Away from one’s view
Time flowing with transition—
Subtleness of change
The thing that looks the most ordinary might end up being the thing that leads you to victory.
If you aim to be something you are not, you will always fail. Aim to be you.
Matt Haig (born 1975) is an English writer and journalist. Much of his writing focuses on novels with fictional themes for adults as well as children stories.
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Winter’s journey, preparing to expire
Arctic cold and wet snow, moving aside
Back in the neighborhood, spirit on fire
More than ready, empty sidewalk can’t hide
Dressed in layers, protected from the brisk air
Total darkness masks the pre-dawn heavens
Not even the moon can offer a flare
This walk takes off, two hours before seven
The pace awakens long-dormant muscles
Stay alert, skewed sidewalk lurking ahead
Heading for home, the final pace hustles
This quiet journey, beats sleeping in bed
Coming days welcome a season of spring
Allowing more walks, a waiting heart sings
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Originally published February, 2020.
This quotations series will focus on four significant U.S. Army generals from World War II. Each man contributed mightily to the overall success of the Allies war effort. This outstanding quartet will feature: George C. Marshall, George S. Patton, Douglas MacArthur, and Omar Bradley. Postings will include two of these gentlemen at a time.
No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation.
We have grasped the mystery of the atom and rejected the sermon on the mount.
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