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Return to Running…and to Prayerful Life.
Thanksgiving Day I ran the Georgetown (TX) 5 Mile Turkey Trot. First road race in quite a few years. June of this year I posted the previous Prayerful Life piece. Today then marks the first post in several months. I began running in 1980. In 1999 I began praying with something near the fervor of […]
In: Commitment, Energy, Gratitude, Happiness, Inner Peace, Intention, Joy, Prayer, Praying · Tagged with: Energy, Faith, Intention, Joy, praying, Strength
Morning Prayer: 42/100. The Glutton Squirrel.
Squirrel Glutton hung upside down from the bird feeder chain and gorged on seeds. When I walked out on the patio, Squirrel scooted up the chain, along the limb, up the trunk. He eyed me from a fork in the tree trunk. Just his ears, eyes and nose in sight. Squirrel’s steady gaze said, “You […]
In: Beauty, Commitment, Gratitude, Happiness, Life, Prayer, Praying, Prosperity, Strength, Thanksgiving · Tagged with: Prayer, praying, Prosperity, spiritual simplicity, thanksgiving
Morning Prayer: 40/100. The Door Problem.
I haven’t discovered the truth of the young boy’s freeing the 18-wheeler truck wedged beneath an overpass. Story is he suggested they let air out of the tires. I have discovered the accuracy of his principle! Cindy and I expected the delivery of a new chair for our living room. We wanted to move the […]
In: Affirmation, Commitment, Energy, Home, Intention, Power, Prayer, Praying, Strength · Tagged with: creativity, Intention, power of good, praying, Principles, spiritual simplicity
Morning Prayer 36/100. Skinned knees
Skinned knees were a pretty common occurrence before I was 10 years old. Not so common now, they happen still. Fortunately, the older I’ve gotten, the fewer knee-first falls. While I don’t recall specifics of the long-ago scrapes, I do have clear memories of the latest few. Those recollections let me know these are different from my childhood abrasions […]
In: Commitment, Energy, Gratitude, Happiness, Healing, Humility, Inner Peace, Life, Prayer, Strength · Tagged with: Faith, God, Joy, Oneness, power of good, praying, spiritual simplicity, Strength