All posts by Tony Burgess

Hi there, my name is Tony Burgess (my friends call me T-Bird) from Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA. I am a believer, bleeding heart, idealist, and blogger. I'm married to Laura the Soup Diva and a dog dad to Frankie, Cody, and Mikey. Daily I work for a blood bank recruiting donors. My blog is where I chronicle and curate the sacred, serious, and silly things in my life. I am a member of The Episcopal Church. Thank you for connecting with me. Grace, peace, and love!

A Ramble About Being Provocative

Being constantly provocative and negative looks good on no one. There are times when people have to let down their anger and pain because they have carried it around too long. Online its easy to poke the bear because you do have the shield of seeing how it really impacts people.

Now its OK to challenge people on what they think because sometimes we all need that. However is it good to keep an attitude that chases others away? I get some folks have wounds that run deep, those aren’t the people I am talking about. We all have a Debbie Downer who doesn’t know how to go along to get along. Perhaps we all need to turn our frowns upside down every now and then.

Learn to love and be freed for joyful participation in the world. Light a candle, chase out the darkness. If one has difficulty doing that, then reach out, there are people who care.

Farewell Boss!

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Today was my boss’ last day and this was a going away picture with some of the folks I work with. We work hard to help provide a safe and adequate blood supply to our region. Nerds get stuff done. Farewell Avery, thank you for believing in me and for taking a chance on me. I am grateful for my job and the things I get to do.

Ribeye steak and sweet potato for a Friday night dinner. Eating good tonight.

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Beautiful artwork at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church.

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Coffee creamer meets Star Wars.

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