the source of life
An Amazon.com message board comment caught my attention recently. “I have a zillion books in my library,” Michele said in a discussion on New Age spirituality, “books on the Kabbalah, Golden Dawn books, The Zohar, books on the Tetragrammaton, Ernest Holmes books, Dalai Lama books, Ascension books, Christian Science books, Theosophical books, and on and on.” Michele’s vast reading left…
lonely places
A performer who spins plates on sticks never ceases to fascinate me. He takes a stick and spins a plate on the tip of it. He then adds a second and a third plate. By the time he gets several plates spinning, the crowd is clapping and shouting encouragement. The more plates he spins, the louder the applause. When he…
pack mule problem
The mule needed a vacation. Ten times a day, he’d been hauling 500-pound loads to a construction site at the top of a hill. Not surprisingly, the overtired animal finally collapsed. Fortunately for the broken-down beast, a group of concerned onlookers demanded that the mule’s owner give him a 3-day rest.
Everyone needs an occasional break from the burden of…
unproductive on purpose
I mowed my father’s lawn at 8:00 a.m. one Sunday morning. I wondered what the neighbors thought, as my father never cut the grass or did any kind of work on Sunday. He felt that the “Lord’s Day” was to be reserved for quiet activities centered on God—much like the Sabbath rest of the Old Testament, which took place on…
slowing down
When the average price for a gallon of gasoline in the US climbed above $4.00, I began to notice many people around me driving their cars considerably slower. Rather than quickly racing to their next destination, more and more drivers started taking a more economical approach. Less speed = better gas mileage!
I eased off on putting the pedal to…
i love weekends
I work 44 hours each week, but I look forward to Saturday and Sunday. Two days of sleeping in a little later and not going to the office. How I love my weekends. Much of the world observes at least a one-day rest each week, with Sunday being a nonworking day in many countries. So, how did this concept of…
