Giving at the office (I work for a blood bank) some A-Negative whole red blood cells for those who need it. It’s good to help others. The first donation of the new decade. Whatever you can do to help those in need just do that.
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The Thing About Certainty
In an ever-changing world certainty is one of those things that gives one comfort and some peace. However, its the mystery of life that means certainty is not always what is best. Having a certain way of doing things can mean one doesn’t have to think, it just comes naturally through practice and tradition.
Our religion is something many can be certain about. Maybe its science or history or the arts. It’s always going to be there or so we hope. All of those things are subject to new information, trends, discovery and personal interpretation.
Sure it would be great to be certain about one’s income or who wins the big game or perhaps what the rules of life are but even all that is subject to forces outside our control. In our personal lives being certain to have the love of family in friends is reassuring.
I suppose the only thing to be certain about is change and we are all subject to that in our daily lives.
Nobody knows the future with certainty. We can, however, identify ongoing patterns of change.
Alvin Toffler
I think Mr. Toffler is on to something. The future is not a lock but if we pay attention we can be ready for the change that will certainly come.
Certainty isn’t certain.
Quote Of The Day
The peace produced by grace is a spiritual stability too deep for violence – it is unshakeable.
Thomas Merton
Quote Of The Day
The science linking the increased frequency and severity of extreme weather to the climate crisis has matured tremendously in the last couple of years.
Al Gore
The Thing About Brutal Honesty
Sometimes brutal honesty is nothing more than brute force using words. Is it really necessary? Sensitive people aren’t equipped to take this sort of thing. There are other ways of telling the truth and every situation is different. Sometimes its just misplaced anger.
The Thing About Change
The thing about change is that it comes from life and experience. You are a different version of yourself as you go through time and space. Who you are is not who you will become if that makes any sense. Everyone is new throughout their existence and that is the only constant. I’m being written into a new person as we speak and it’s scary and interesting at the same time.
The Tony Burgess Blog 