Category: Be Courageous
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Book Fact: Children are better than Books
Book Fact #5 Roosevelt read an average of one book per day. Here are President Roosevelts rules for reading. 1. “The room for choice is so limitless that to my mind it seems absurd to try to make catalogues which shall be supposed to appeal to all the best thinkers. This is why I have…
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I am Done
I am done with hateful people. I am done with social media chaos. I am done with an app for everything. I am done being a slave to money. I am done with complicated things. I am done worrying about what you think of me. I am done doubting myself. I am done changing myself…
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I am a Christian
““And I tell you, everyone who acknowledges me before others, the Son of Man also will acknowledge before the angels of God; but whoever denies me before others will be denied before the angels of God.”Luke 12:8-9 NRSVhttps://bible.com/bible/2016/luk.12.8-9.NRSV Anyone who knows me knows I am a Christian. Don’t mistake me for perfect, sinless, or better…
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What Would Happen….
I have seen several posts on social media that say things like “What would happen if you dissappeared and worked on yourself for a year?” I posted a version of that to see what response I would get. I was disappointted. Few people responded. A year is a long time. Humans have a natural aversion…
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Old Hurts
Just when you aren’t looking an old hurt, a forgiven hurt, pops up. You have forgiven the person and the thing they did to hurt you. You even forgot about it. Then there it is. Trying to get in your heart and scratch the scar. Tell it No. Hand it to Gods. Do not give…
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Forgiveness over Dinner
If you could host a dinner and anyone you invite was sure to come, who would you invite? I would invite those people I want to forgive. Those who have done something wrong or hurtful to me. Second I would invite those people who I want to forgive me for any wrong I have done.…
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Lead the way
Are you a leader or a follower? I have always thought I was a follower. I was wrong. My headstrong ways are my motivation. I respect leaders in my life and cherish the guidance they have given me. I do my best to be worthy of being a leader. I am a leader. Love and…
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Who are you no longer willing to be?
I saw this question on an advertisement for a journal called Dig Deeper. I tend to think those sorts of self help journals are a bit predatory. They cash in on the insecurities of people to make a profit. However the question stuck with me. Who is it that I no longer want to be?…
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It’s been awhile
I know you’re probably thinking, “I haven’t seen a post from those O’Garas in a bit.” Life has a way of distracting and taking over. We have been avoiding the chaos of media in general. It’s depressing. What we have been doing is writing. Music of the Bones (Necromancer’s Song Book 2) is in the…
Brendan & Lori O'Gara 