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
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