Posts tagged “Contentment”
What lux!
February. The longest shortest month of the year. Thankfully the Roman emperors who modified the calendar gave it only 28 days and only allowed…
Requiem for the middle
I noticed it when I was still teaching. The middle seemed to be disappearing. There were exceptional students and special needs students. Few kids…
Are you a good person?
Are you a good person? The apostle Paul used to think so. But then he became a Christian and came to believe that, by…
Joy vs. happiness
What would make you happy, like really happy? If you were asked and you didn’t have to admit it out loud, what would you…
Where’s your focus?
I’m not sure what you got for Christmas. I got COVID. Thankfully, my physical symptoms were mild. Unfortunately, my emotional and spiritual reactions were…
Stop comparing
I was reading a book the other day, and I stole this question: “Would you rather have $70,000 today or $70,000 in 1900?” You…
Just four things
One of my favorite memes was based on a tweet from 2018: My 3yo said she wanted to be an astronaut, and I said…
Practicing gratitude
If your social media feed looks anything like mine in November, thankfulness and gratitude are making a comeback. In a buildup to Thanksgiving, friends…
What would you do?
Hypothetical questions can be dangerous, but I’ll ask this one anyway. What would you be willing to do for 10 million dollars? In a…
Ordinary isn’t bad
Nothing about me in high school screamed “popular.” I mean, you only have to look at pictures of my hair and ask about my…