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 … 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 … 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 … 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…
Most of us have personal stories that we wouldn’t share with anyone. They might be a self-perceived character flaw that we don’t want to admit. They could be things that happened to us in the past that permanently scarred us. … Continue reading Another Benefit Of Personal Journaling
Some more wise words from Lessons Taught By Life. People often tell me that “I am so brave” because I face two major afflictions in life. I tell them that I am not brave because what I do is the … Continue reading The Only Option Left
Whenever I see topics about a busy brain, they draw me in. I recently came across such an article in the New York Times. It was entitled 5 Ways to Calm Your Anxious Brain. This post, and maybe a couple … Continue reading Calming An Anxious Brain
I came across the title of this post while I was reading articles on the Medium. It gave seven reasons for failure to do amazing things, that stuck to me. Being the writer, or maybe the commentarian that I am, … Continue reading Why You Will Never Do Anything Amazing
Isn’t it ironic that this Facebook post from Lessons Taught by Life came up the very day I finally discovered the thing that threatened my peace was trying to fit into neurotypical groups. They don’t understand me, and I am … Continue reading Just Walk Away
Ambitions Turned Inward (ATI) has turned out to be something much more significant that I thought it would at the beginning of this series. The first post was about wrapping my head around the idea of turning my ever present … Continue reading Ambitions Turned Inward – Part 4 – On Becoming Social
I have been a big Frank Lloyd Wright fan for many years now. One of my early dreams that was too quickly abandoned was to be an architect. I have visited numerous FLW houses and am seriously contemplating making it … Continue reading I Am A Frank Loyd Wright Fan
In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes Both these things have been on my mind lately. I have been trying to decide if I should find a place to rent that is twice the size but half … Continue reading Nothing Is Certain Except…
I just happened to come across this photo that I took six years ago, today. It was down in the teens today, and I have been dreaming of warm weather that will surely come in the next couple of weeks. … Continue reading Six Years Ago, Today…
We were only there for four years, but the New Jersey homestead contained many pleasant memories. This was in the front entryway. Continue reading Memories of the NJ Homestead
In 2019, I spent my traveling time dedicated to reenactments. It was very enjoyable. Perhaps this was the best picture of the bunch? 🥸 Continue reading Locust Grove Reenactment
When my wife died eighteen months ago, I moved from a 2400 SF century old farmhouse and a 1500 SF barn, into an 850 SF apartment here in my RetCom (retirement community). That was quite a shock for me, but … Continue reading I Love Puttering…
I am not going to “preach” to you, but every Sunday going forward I am going to give you some thoughts from those wiser than me, about what it means to be a Christian. I promise I won’t add any … Continue reading A Few Thoughts About Christianity – Stephen Mattson
I have often proclaimed that I am a writer, but why do I write? I think all writers often ask this question many times over the years. I like to remind myself of the reasons regularly. This is one of … Continue reading Don’t Judge
If it works for frozen waffles, the title above oughta work for Lego too. 🥸 I have been toying with Lego blocks for a while now. I think maybe I am going to include it in my Ambitions Turned Inward … Continue reading Lego Of My Lego
This series is turning out to be deeper than I imagined, so I think it deserves its place among my “Special Projects” and has its own logo. For this, Ambition Turned Inward post, I want to concentrate on the past. … Continue reading ATI Part 3 – Forget the Past…
This is the second installment about turning inward with my life’s ambitions as suggested by a comment from a recent post. The first post in this series was about wrapping my mind around the concept of inward ambition. This post … Continue reading Ambitions Turned Inward – Part 2
This is one of my favorite pictures looking out the front window at the homestead (stylized of course 🙃). The silo in the background was never used as a silo, but it did function as a place to store junk … Continue reading One Of My Favorites
My recent post about ambition got numerous views and several helpful comments. Thanks for that. Perhaps the most valuable was from my friend Bob Lowry about turning my ambition inward. Bob and I have been friends for more than a … Continue reading Ambitions Turned Inward – Part 1
Faith should not be a static thing in today’s world, especially since there are so many who are using their version of God to try to shut off your mind to other possibilities. Many very intelligent people have come to … Continue reading Faith Should Not Be A Static Thing
I can’t count the number of times I had walked the halls of this place. It was the hospital that my wife had innumerable surgeries while lived in our rural homestead. It has been replaced by a much larger super … Continue reading Walking The Halls…
All my life I have been stuck between two worlds. As a youth, I didn’t fit in with the in-crowd, but I didn’t fit in with the out-crowd either When I went deaf, I distinctly chose not to be part … Continue reading “American Aristocracy” Vs “Adversity Builds Character”
(click the pic to see a larger view) For this “A Picture Is A Poem Without Words” I give you the mighty warrior. I’m not exactly sure what museum it was located, but I’m pretty sure it was in St. … Continue reading Mighty Warrior
I have finally realized that I have been chasing rainbows all my life. I was always looking down the road when I could have an exciting adventure of one sort or another. I did actually manage to make some of … Continue reading Chasing Rainbows
(click to open a larger version) For the last 36 years, I have spent at least 2 – 3 days every year visiting northern Lake Michigan around the Green Bay Area. That’s paper country, for those of you who don’t … Continue reading Lake Michigan
Oxymoron is a strange word. I really don’t know how it is pronounced, since I didn’t learn it until after I was deaf. I have been collecting some of these type things, and thought I would put them together here … Continue reading Oxymorons And Other Such Things To Think About
I saw this package on the reception desk in my retirement community recently, and it reminded me that snail mail art probably won’t exist too much longer. Continue reading Snail Mail Art
The expected life span of men born in the U.S. is 76.4 years I knew this day would come, or at least I hoped it would. I am now 76.4 years old, so at least I have lived at as … Continue reading Living On Borrowed Time…
— Horace I have tried numerous attempts to bring up photo/art posts here on RJsCorner. Most of those attempts have not proved as successful as I would like. So, here we go again. I think this one has a fair … Continue reading A Picture Is A Poem Without Words
This post is primarily meant for all you neurotypicals out there. Most of us Aspies don’t have much of a problem with focus. In fact, we have it in spades, and simply can’t understand why you struggle with keeping focused. … Continue reading How To Increase Focus and Productivity
(Click to see a larger view) If you are fortunate enough to see one of these guys at your bird feeder, you are a lucky person. They are very reclusive critters. At the homestead we fed about 100 lbs of … Continue reading A Rare Sight…Pileated Woodpecker
This post will be a personal story about ambition, but I kinda think some of you might be dealing with the same issues. Most of my life has been driven by ambition. From an early age, I believed that my … Continue reading Lost Ambition…
There are now over 40,000 different versions of Christianity around today. To this “Avowed follower of the teachings of Jesus”, Stephen Mattson’s version is perhaps my favorite. He concentrates on Jesus as a divine teacher who tells us how to … Continue reading Couldn’t Have Said It Better…
Just thinking about the 2011 roadtrip through Eastern Canada. It was one of the most pleasant trips we took. Quebec is such an artsy place, I had to do a little tweaking of this photo 😎 Continue reading Quebec 2011
Before I go any further, I should probably tell some of you that Neurodivergence means is that we don’t think or perceive the world as “normal” people do. Our brains are just wired differently than most. But, then again, what … Continue reading Why I Talk About Neurodivergents
I grew up in the 1950s and 60s. Therefore, I have a different view of the world than Millennials & Gen Z. So, I am going to give you an old geezer’s view of these younger generations. That is what … Continue reading A Boomer View Of Millennials & Gen Zs
This is a short post about my wandering mind. I kinda think I frequently get distracted because whatever I am doing is just not challenging enough for my brain. In other words, it is boring. My brain would rather be … Continue reading Why We Get Distracted…
I need a break from the world today, so it’s time to put out a post about my past and current TV viewing habits, and give you an extensive list of what I now watch. For the current generations, the … Continue reading The Vast Wasteland… Past & Present Versions
When I was very young, I was told that the church was a crucial thing in my life. But, at the same time, my parents seldom went there themselves. Instead, they dropped us off at the front door. I was, … Continue reading What Happened When I Finally Gave Up Church?
I can’t even imagine why, but yesterday early morning I woke up with Willie Nelson’s song “Of All The Girls I’ve Loved Before” stuck in my thoughts. I would wake up a dozen times between 3am and 7am and the … Continue reading Yvonne’s Song
All my life, I have always been envious of people who could take up a brush or pencil and create things from their minds. I tried that some in my youth, but never really got to a level that didn’t … Continue reading I’m An Artist, I Paint With Words
