When it subsides
Love is a temporary madness. It erupts like an earthquake and then subsides. And when it subsides you have to make a decision. You have to work out whether your roots have become so entwined together that it is inconceivable that you should ever part. Because this is what love is. Love is not breathlessness, it is not excitement, it is not the promulgation of promises of eternal passion. That is just being "in love" which any of us can convince ourselves we are.
Love itself is what is left over when being in love has burned away, and this is both an art and a fortunate accident.
- Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Thoughts?
I’d like to be your senator… who am I?
Hi Utah I want to be your senator:
I believe in the constitution and small government that's why I would be your best bet for creating new government jobs and handing out confiscated wealth to you and my savvy friends.
I learned the hard way (went from rags to riches) and I know all about money as well as justifying my actions because I'm a small businessman-millionaire.
I'll get the job done no matter if I have to give up what's most important to me to get it done. Like principles. But i'd do it all for you.
You voted for a businessman the last 2-3 times you shouldn't have a problem voting for me. Cut from the same fabric i'd say.
PLEASE VOTE TODAY
Bridgewater for Board games Mike Lee for Senate
So the Utah primary is coming up and I want to give my insight for what it's worth.
When I first listened to the candidates I thought Mike Lee and Bridgewater seemed to be good choices. Mike Lee went on to continue to impress me and Bridgewater has not done anything that has made me feel he'd be the right choice.
The way I see it... Bridgewater would be my choice for a partner on a strategy board game (We'd have fun, be friends and win the board game) and Mike Lee would be my choice for the next senator.
(My ramblings below)
Almost Perfect
The almost-perfect game frought with human error and strife becomes a story of courage and inspiration... to me.http://ow.ly/1TL4L #mlb
(Read many of the other write-ups on the subject)
Achievement
Passion
Disappointment
Honesty
And above all ... Forgiveness
It really is an impressive story... better than the movies... and set to share a message to millions.
No it's not a happy story, it's not a comedy... but not all stories need a laugh to make us better people.
Oh say, What is truth?
In response to the post about being careful that schools teach you or your kids a bunch of false crap, you ask... what is truth?
I respond in a poem/song/hymn
Oh say, what is truth?
1. Oh say, what is truth? ’Tis the fairest gem
That the riches of worlds can produce,
And priceless the value of truth will be when
The proud monarch’s costliest diadem
Is counted but dross and refuse.2. Yes, say, what is truth? ’Tis the brightest prize
To which mortals or Gods can aspire.
Go search in the depths where it glittering lies,
Or ascend in pursuit to the loftiest skies:
’Tis an aim for the noblest desire.3. The sceptre may fall from the despot’s grasp
When with winds of stern justice he copes.
But the pillar of truth will endure to the last,
And its firm-rooted bulwarks outstand the rude blast
And the wreck of the fell tyrant’s hopes.4. Then say, what is truth? ’Tis the last and the first,
For the limits of time it steps o’er.
Tho the heavens depart and the earth’s fountains burst,
Truth, the sum of existence, will weather the worst,
Eternal, unchanged, evermore.Text: John Jaques, 1827–1900
Music: Ellen Knowles Melling, 1820–1905
Doctrine and Covenants 93:23–28
How do we obtain that truth can sometimes be the trickiest and yet most beneficial stuggle of our lives.
There are so many avenues, so many philosophies of men so many ideas that people skilled in rhetoric can seem to convince you of.
Any manipulator or false prophet or eager teacher seems to have a large following of disciples eager to proclaim THE TRUTH.
As for me and my house. I hold tight to the concept taught by Amos the prophet in Amos 3:7
"Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets."
This with the combination of the holy ghost will be the way we obtain the truth IMHO
"But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you." John 14:26
There are many other scriptures on how to help distinguish a truth from god from a philosophy of men or a philosophy sprinkled with truths of god. (Of which there are many of these mixings)
Make things better
How sad if we couldn't take a "situation" and turn it into something far better. Any situation, good or bad.
As Einstein said: to approach a problem at a different level of thinking.
To allow ourselves to be creative, to allow ourselves to be inspired.
Then we can avoid problems simply because we always know we can make them better.
We can work with people and their problems when they conflict with our expectations, because we can find the better way.
With this we "Let Go" and simply find a better way.
The will of the lord does not stop with what has happened, but continues in how we react.
Our sadnesses should be few when we really recognize we are capable, and we are supported, to make any situation better.
Finding Meekness : Letting Go
This is part of a talk given on Jan 17th
Parts in grey were notes that were taken out of the second draft, but I've left in the blog post.
The talk was cut in half even after that because of the time alloted after the first two speakers, I had to improvise.
It was created as a audio talk and probably works best that way... but in hope someone might like it I share it here. (For the couple of people at church that expressed interest in a copy of the talk)
May we all understand better what the meekness of christ means and be able to let go of the things preventing us from getting there.
When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
the objective I have is, to teach the following:
"Finding Meekness : Letting Go"
Letting go is part of Meekness and meekness is required to let go (put away childish things)
Let Go vs Grow Up