Category: Question Everything
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Porn
Now that I have your attention… Shock words like “porn”, “sex”, “free”, “money”, “racism”, and others make humans do a double take when the word is written or spoken. If a proclaimed Christian says a shock word like “porn” people get confused. Humans have preconceived ideas in their head about how religious people should speak…
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Hey, That’s Not Right
Listen up, all of you, humans who have been hurt because of who you are, I see all the hurt and grief caused directly or indirectly due to you being you. I do not care what the cause, real or imaginary is for such mistreatment. This one human, me, I do not condone it. Life…
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A Memory Failure
It is sometimes difficult to remember when you are living through a challenging situation that bad times pass eventually. Memory fails us when we need it to remind us that bad times are not a permanent thing. Good things will come to us if we keep going and do not give up. When you think…
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Later Becomes Never
If you don’t believe me? Remember when you asked your mom if you could do some fun thing and she said “Later.” Then you wait and wait….then the thing never happens. You ask mom again and she says no. Just saying, “Oh I will do it later” is like saying, when I get to it.…
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What do you want to hear?
Do you want to hear that everything is going back to normal soon when we all know that it will never be normal again? Do you want to hear we are all in the chaos together when we all feel so alone? Do you want to hear all lives matter when you should already know…
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Do you Believe in Luck?
If a circus performer wanted to be sure he or she would have good luck during a performance, they would keep a single hair of an elephant’s tail in their pocket. We are given free will to pursue our life within the confines of our situation. We can change our situation. It is not that…
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God, what are you doing?
Do you ever get the impression that something is about to change in your life? It is like a whisper on the edge of your conscious or a shadow you can’t quite see. I have the feeling that something is happening. I am not sure what. I do know that prayer works and I am…
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Today
Today do something fun. Take a risk. Go on an adventure. I don’t care how old or young you are this life is your one shot on this planet at this time in history. Don’t waste it.
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As I Lay Sleeping…
As you read this I am sleeping. I am getting my hand fixed. It’s a common thing. People like me who work with their hands wear them out. I have put this off a bit longer than I should have, but that’s normal for me. I have put my health on the bottom of my…
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One day at a Time
We have all heard the advice about taking days one at a time. It is the foundation of most twelve step programs. I am on a program of my own for the next twelve days as I prepare for hand surgery. A “pantser” is someone who, “flies by the seat of their pants,” meaning they…
Brendan & Lori O'Gara 