THINKING OUT LOUD. (My Journal)

This came across my YT feed this morning.....it's the best rendition of our national anthem i've ever heard.

RIP Whitney.



Last Edited by ShiningLightIntoDarkPlaces on 10/30/2021 11:22 AM

Father, protect our men. Our men are under vicious attack. Grant our men protection. Defend them. Grant them courage, and strengthen them. In all of it, grant them wisdom, discernment, and clarity and grant them what they need to stand for what they believe in. And protect our boys. They are facing tsunami's of odds against them.

Protect and defend them against the onslaughts of the enemy, in Jesus' name, amen.

TRUTH.

"I must have it. Truth. Even if the gates of hell war against me to attempt to silence me, or turn everyone against me i must seek it. i must find it. i must cling tight to it. i'd rather seek truth than breeeeeathe." -Anonymous

TRUTH.

"Speak the truth, even if your voice shakes." -Maggie Kuhn (Margaret Eliza Kuhn)

TRUTH.

"During times of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." -attributed to George Orwell

Nice thread (::

EAGLES VS CHICKENS.

We were not meant to be, nor designed to, clumsily flop around on the ground, with worthless "wings" that ground us and thus prevent us from soaring the heights and to thus "see" seeing the "big picture".

We were meant to, and designed to, "soar", on eagles wings, above the fray and the "tunnel vision" of chickens.

"But they who wait on the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, ahd not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint." -Isaiah 40:31

Shawski!! Thanks!!!

Good to see you again.

TRUTH.

"I'd rather hear an ugly truth than a pretty lie." -Shakira



Last Edited by ShiningLightIntoDarkPlaces on 10/20/2021 09:41 AM

TRUTH.

"Contrary to popular opinion or the escapist trends of society, false hope is in no way better than a harsh truth. A harsh truth is painful to accept, but there's healing at the end. False hope, on the other hand, is a very dangerous thing that offers no reward. Not immediately, nor with the passage of time. It never pays off." -Northern Adams, Mickey and the Gargoyle

SIMPLE TRUTH.

"Nothing possesses greater magnetism than the simple-truth well spoken." -Lendall Basford (1845-1915)

Last Edited by ShiningLightIntoDarkPlaces on 10/22/2021 03:54 AM

A SIMPLE TRUTH, I ADMIT, IS THAT I LOVE SNOOPY, DANCING.

ANOTHER SIMPLE TRUTH IS....

....that i can be quite random.

RANDOM TRUTHS.

i will embrace a prickly, grumpy truth-teller than a smooth talking snake in the blink of an eye.

There's a song about a snake.

What's the moral of that story?

Hey, it's ok to help that poor half frozen snake by taking him in your house, but for the love of God, put him in a cage with his warm milk and blanket, duh.

HONESTY.

"No legacy is so rich as honesty." -William Shakespeare

HEART MURMURINGS.

"Truth is such a rare thing, it's a delight to tell it." -Emily Dickinson

HYPOCRISY.

"The best way to succeed in life is to act on the advice we give to others." -Author unknown

HYPOCRITICAL NARCISSISM.

"Rules for thee but not for me."

MY HAPPY PLACE.

"Bread and water can so easily be toast and tea." -Maela Moore

SIMPLE COMFORTS.

"He'd never in his life been so hungry and tired. What wouldn't he give for a simple mug of tea and a humble fried egg sandwich." -Jacqueline Kelly, Return to the Willows

GRATITUDE.

"Appreciate comfort. Also appreciate those things that knock us off course enough to realize we should appreciate the comfort." -Terri Guillemets

Last Edited by ShiningLightIntoDarkPlaces on 10/22/2021 05:42 AM

LESSONS IN GRATITUDE.

if one has ever slept under the stars, not by choice, on a cold late October night, one will be forever after thankful for a warm, dry roof over their head.

Last Edited by ShiningLightIntoDarkPlaces on 10/22/2021 01:58 PM

AUTUMN.

"Autumn binds poetry in its own withered leaves." -Terri Guillemets

THE BEAUTY OF SIMPLICITY.

"I like old bookstores, the smell of coffee brewing, rainy day naps, farmhouse porches, and sunsets. I like the sweet, simple things that remind me that life doesn't have to be complicated to be beautiful." -Brooke Hampton