the irrelevance of inflatable dragons.
where to begin.
another hiccup on the road to retirement - furloughed from work. i suppose i could have taken an alternate route but considering my inability to change the past the point is moot. the irritation i feel is less directed at the choice of my employer to act more proactive than reactive, but rather with the cause for the chaos. instead of dwelling on the implications of possible financial collapse, i chose to pen this post with statements framing my political and religious stance. i am proud to proclaim my faith conviction - Evangelical :
oh social media - how tempestuous your current. from placid peaceful posts to insidious declarations of ill intent. while some days i feel inclined to close up shop - cancel my subscription to who did what and where, i fear the comedy relief from grown adults unable to mature beyond high school behavior would leave too great a void in my life. it will never cease to amaze me how stupid people seem to draw close to each other. perhaps its a magnet of self-absorbed lack of life goals mentality that unites them. for whatever reason, i encountered yet another of the spineless multitude today. looking back on the different seasons of my journey, i count my blessings. the me that walked this path not so long ago would have reacted much differently than the version of today. while the realization that someone considered "friend" would enter the arena of my content shielding arrows of defamation caused incidence of displeasure, i find prayer more effective than denigration. quite sad - actually - front row seats to an expose' of immaturity. and center stage - dressed in tattered remnants of dignity - the very essence of ignorance - loosely contained in what remains - the shell of decaying humanity...
i suppose, if truly living in accordance to conviction of faith, these days would create opportunity to expose attitude of perseverance. instead of wearing masks of frustration, satans agenda could be more effectively dismantled by our exhibitions of compassion.
(easier said than done). perhaps when reaching the apex of our own particular summits, the struggles will merely serve to provide contrast - sunrise more spectacular after nights spent in so much darkness.
with thoughts collected - prayers prayed for forgiveness - (sin of hateful imagine) - i turn out the light. and as i close the door to the room of this most challenging day, i offer words of gratitude - blessings for the gift of even one more breath. some say the act of celebrating rotations around the sun is trite - assumptive. for them i send condolence as well as prayers for healing. surely there is wound or sickness undisclosed. what explanation, if not these, could serve to excuse reprimand for callous act of indifference - UN-gratitude for the gift of each precious day...
" So teach [us] to number our days, that we may apply [our] hearts unto wisdom." [ Psalms 90:12 ]
(this piece for all those times you've said - "you're about to make me lose my religion"...)
narcissistic you...
another hiccup on the road to retirement - furloughed from work. i suppose i could have taken an alternate route but considering my inability to change the past the point is moot. the irritation i feel is less directed at the choice of my employer to act more proactive than reactive, but rather with the cause for the chaos. instead of dwelling on the implications of possible financial collapse, i chose to pen this post with statements framing my political and religious stance. i am proud to proclaim my faith conviction - Evangelical :
- that maintains the belief that the essence of the Gospel consists of the doctrine of salvation by grace alone, solely through faith in Jesus's atonement.
- the centrality of the conversion or "born again" experience in receiving salvation, in the authority of the Bible as God's revelation to humanity, and in spreading the Christian message.
not a point to argue. if your faith leads you to a different conclusion i will pray for you. :).
as far as politics? that should be a no brainer as lately i can't keep my opinion to myself. i stand rigid in my support for the platform of our current president. reread that line again if you feel compelled to throw denigration as to the character of the man. i said platform, not personality. and even past that, revert to my religious foundation - Matthew 7:2 - look it up. i get sick and tired of the tirades of left-minded sociopaths unable to look beyond the surface of their affiliation. even being considered open minded, i simply cannot support a political agenda that justifies financial support for those making no effort to contribute (socialism) - reduced military - planned parenthood that embraces the option of late term and even post birth abortion. and marches launched to bring attention to injustice of police violence regarding unjust crime and subsequent death of the black community at the hands of white police (perhaps google how many abortions are performed on black women - staggering to say the least). and then we have this COVID chaos. don't get me wrong. i believe it is a health concern. but again i ask you to do some research. i find nothing more irritating that armchair warriors posting dissertations of suppose. when i see a population that blindly accepts "orders" without asking simple questions, i shudder. my disrespect for those that choose to hurl insults instead of relying on the "integrity" of their accoutrements of gullibility (masks) runs deep. i personally choose to follow the direction of my pulmonologist and disregard the implied necessity for recycling my exhale into a less than acceptable inhale.
that should be enough to have you either unfriend/unfollow me or stand beside me.
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Tuesday, November 19, 2019
oh social media - how tempestuous your current. from placid peaceful posts to insidious declarations of ill intent. while some days i feel inclined to close up shop - cancel my subscription to who did what and where, i fear the comedy relief from grown adults unable to mature beyond high school behavior would leave too great a void in my life. it will never cease to amaze me how stupid people seem to draw close to each other. perhaps its a magnet of self-absorbed lack of life goals mentality that unites them. for whatever reason, i encountered yet another of the spineless multitude today. looking back on the different seasons of my journey, i count my blessings. the me that walked this path not so long ago would have reacted much differently than the version of today. while the realization that someone considered "friend" would enter the arena of my content shielding arrows of defamation caused incidence of displeasure, i find prayer more effective than denigration. quite sad - actually - front row seats to an expose' of immaturity. and center stage - dressed in tattered remnants of dignity - the very essence of ignorance - loosely contained in what remains - the shell of decaying humanity...
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Monday, August 7, 2017
some days are merely labeled - survived. i'm sure you know them. the ones you kindly fold like oppressive origami - tuck away in the box of soon to be forgotten...i suppose, if truly living in accordance to conviction of faith, these days would create opportunity to expose attitude of perseverance. instead of wearing masks of frustration, satans agenda could be more effectively dismantled by our exhibitions of compassion.
(easier said than done). perhaps when reaching the apex of our own particular summits, the struggles will merely serve to provide contrast - sunrise more spectacular after nights spent in so much darkness.
with thoughts collected - prayers prayed for forgiveness - (sin of hateful imagine) - i turn out the light. and as i close the door to the room of this most challenging day, i offer words of gratitude - blessings for the gift of even one more breath. some say the act of celebrating rotations around the sun is trite - assumptive. for them i send condolence as well as prayers for healing. surely there is wound or sickness undisclosed. what explanation, if not these, could serve to excuse reprimand for callous act of indifference - UN-gratitude for the gift of each precious day...
" So teach [us] to number our days, that we may apply [our] hearts unto wisdom." [ Psalms 90:12 ]
(this piece for all those times you've said - "you're about to make me lose my religion"...)
narcissistic you...
pensive -
hypocritically - contrite -
you stand alone,
a bastion of solitude in a sea of outstretched hands...
demure in your self-proclaimed in-culpability.
astonishingly - obtuse.
devoid of even a trace of empathy,
i watch as you bask in your
self-righteous piety -
seemingly unaware of the absurdity -
oblivious of your own flagrant nonentity!
