During my recent visit with my brother down in North Carolina, I accompanied him to Easter Sunday Mass. It was the first time in over 50 years that I stepped inside a Catholic Church during its service. What I found totally surprised me. But first, a little personal history. I spent a good part of the first 25 years of my life as a Catholic. … Continue reading The Catholic Mass
Part of my vow to spend more time on my favorite things, and not worry so much about what other people say and do, is doing more cooking. I have been cooking for the vast majority of my life. I started out at the age of ten, cooking for dad, my brother, and me. Then I went to college I was part of a team … Continue reading These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things…
If I were to open a new restaurant today, I certainly wouldn’t call it the “Sanitary Restaurant”! I’m sure there are some places that are proud that they don’t get any serious violations by the health department, but I’m also certain they don’t mention it as a reason to eat there. “Eat here because, it’s sanitary” Now some background for this last on-the-road trip to … Continue reading On-The-Road, North Carolina: Part 3 – The Sanitary Restaurant
I didn’t realize that the saying “when pigs fly…” was as old as it was. According to Wikipedia, the phrase has been used in various forms since the 1600s as a sarcastic remark, meaning “never”. When I came across this guy during my recent visit to Berea KY Arts Center, I knew I had to purchase him for my collection. Continue reading When Pigs Fly…
My North Carolina trip was initially scheduled to be about two weeks long, but due to health issues it was truncated to 9 days. The primary purpose of the trip was to visit my “estranged” younger brother. I can happily say that part of the trip was a resounding success. I finally managed to let go of a contentious past that has separated us for … Continue reading On-The-Road: North Carolina – Part 2
It kinda seems like many of my major heroes in life are connected. I am currently doing research for a series of posts about Leo Tolstoy and have learned that Gandhi looked to him for inspiration. Then Martin Luther King Jr. looked to Gandhi for his inspiration. I suspect that if I studied it, some of these guys likely were inspired by my earliest hero, … Continue reading A Lover Of Peace…
I, too often, question why I need to learn something new every day. I rationalize that given the time I have left on this earth, why not just coast? Well, the answer to that is that the more you coast, the more your brain stops working. I realize that my mental acuity is getting worse as each day passes. Often times when I read something, … Continue reading Never Stop Learning
I have enough posts in my queue now, so I am opening the spigot today. When I was looking for a graphic for today’s post, I initially searched for a water spigot. But I think the picture here is a better fit. I plan to do more to celebrate each day as it comes. What better way to celebrate than with a good beer? 🥸 … Continue reading Turning The Spigot Back On…
My North Carolina vacation was cut a little short, but I am gladly back home again. I think my mind is finally wrapped around the idea that I am not 40-years-old, but instead, nearly twice that age. My back just couldn’t take any more of our pothole filled roads anymore. I’m ok, but I am going to take another week off to fill my post … Continue reading Back Home Again…
You won’t see much of me this week as I have been on-the-road to North Carolina visiting my estranged brother. Thank the Lord, we have remedied the “estranged” part. It was a VERY nice two day visit. I think some of the North Carolina Walters clan will be joining us here at RJsCorner. It will be nice to keep up with them, especially my brother, … Continue reading On-The-Road
Determining our path in life is a lifelong adventure. Yes, there are many off-ramps that we will likely take that sometimes lead us astray. There are also paths that seemed right at the time, but ended up being dead-ends. That’s OK, as long as we don’t linger too long in them. Every one of us has the right to choose our own path in life, … Continue reading The Path I Chose…
I am so happy that I have discovered Lessons Taught By Life. It is a valuable lesson to understand that your path in life is unique to you. After all, no one thinks and believes the same things. I am learning that I don’t need to be in social groups since they make me too anxious, and I just don’t know how to interact in … Continue reading Things I Am Learning About Life
The title of this post is certainly one of the most personal things there is. If all I am doing is sucking air, am I of any worth? I have answered this question with a negative response many times in my life, but more often it is “Yes, my life is worth living”. Being a student of Socrates, I have studied his words above on … Continue reading Is Life Worth Living?
I pride myself here at RJsCorner on going my own path in life, but I, like everyone else, didn’t start out that way. In life, it often takes dozens of tries to finally get it right. Maybe I shouldn’t admit it, but I sometimes still just want to fit in. You would think that after so many failed attempts to do that, I would have … Continue reading Trying To Fit In
At first glance, the title above just doesn’t make any sense. How can you be selfish and still focused on the well-being of others? In my opinion, with some explanations, the two interweave nicely together. To me, empathy means being your brother’s keeper, especially those worse off than you are. This attitude is what originally attracted me to Christianity. Helping others just seemed like what … Continue reading Selfish Empathy…
Christianity is ultimately about loving God and loving others. It should never be co-opted by a political movement, a religious institution, gaining power, obtaining control, spreading influence, enforcing laws, or becoming rich and famous. It’s about a loving relationship with God, and loving all humanity created in God’s divine image—never let anything supersede this — Stephen Mattson If you ask me, one of the worst … Continue reading Never Let Anything Supersede This
One of my favorite things to do on my many roadtrips is to photograph containers. To me, they say a lot about our history Continue reading One Of My Favorite Things…
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