My 3 Words • 2018

January 18, 2018

a life unfettered … Here are My 3 Words for 2018 … ABIDE … to bear patiently, to endure without yielding, to wait for, to accept without objection. I find myself in a place where ABIDING is prudent given several situations and circumstances that are real, even though they are not of my doing. MERCY … […]

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Catching Flak

January 11, 2018

“Flak” is defined as anti-aircraft guns and the bursting shells fired from those guns. In other words … noise, opposition, criticism, resistance, objections. I’ve read that if a bomber is not catching flak, the pilot of the plane knows they are either in the wrong place or the enemy has moved. Thus, flak is to […]

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3 Words to Guide Your Year • 2018

January 4, 2018

In 2014 I adopted the annual exercise of coming up with Just 3 Words for the year. “Just 3 Words” provide a compass, a way to keep yourself on the path of your choosing. The start of a new year and recommitting to live a life unfettered is a perfect time to set one’s focus and direction. This approach […]

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unfettered thoughts volume 1

December 31, 2017

HAPPY NEW YEAR! A special announcement just in time for the new year! unfettered thoughts — the Book! — now exists. Volume 1 is printed and ready for distribution. It contains over 150 posts from the past. If you are interested in purchasing one for yourself or to give as a gift to others or […]

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Looking … Looking … Looking … There You Are!

December 28, 2017

This holiday season brought with it the usual grandchildren’s Christmas programs. Jude’s pre-school class came out first and lined up. Every child was looking … looking … looking … for their parents, grandparents, family members. They all had a look of consternation and fear … where are they?! And then, when they connected with their […]

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8 P’s

December 14, 2017

I had a high school teacher, Bernie Wallace, who always preached 7 P’s … PRIOR PLANNING PREVENTS PRETTY POOR PERFORMANCE POSITIVELY Those words of wisdom stuck with me for almost 40 years and counting. Assuming you desire to do your very best, to perform at your peak, to get the most out of life … […]

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“Papa” – the Magic Word

December 7, 2017

One of the most pleasant sounds in my life is one of my grandchildren calling out, “Papa!” And with 11 grandchildren, I get to hear it often! ツ It confirms they know me, need me, generally want something from me. I will unpack this a bit … They KNOW me. They know I am present, […]

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I AM

November 30, 2017

God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: I AM has sent me to you.’” (Exodus 3:14) Often times, I / we make God more complex than He is. Moses stands on holy ground and encounters the presence of God in a burning bush. […]

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Hungry Wolves

November 16, 2017

A grandfather is talking with his grandson and he says there are two wolves inside of us which are always at war with each other. One of them is a good wolf which represents things like kindness, bravery and love. The other is a bad wolf, which represents things like greed, hatred and fear. The grandson […]

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Grasping Irony

October 26, 2017

“Though He (Jesus) was in the form of God, He (Jesus) did not regard equality with God as something to be grasped.” Phil 2:6 I am finding myself grasping to be God. It is a significant temptation for me. I want security, predictability, safety, certainty, stability. In essence, I want to control, I want to […]

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