• Soul

    Lent 2021

    Lent has begun and in the past, I have kept with the tradition and given up something for the forty days.  One year it was coffee, if you know me, you know I never stood a chance that year but I was able to cut back the amount I had daily.  Sugar was another Lent of failure as I just could not stay away from its tempting sweetness.  A few years back I gave up giving up something for Lent but instead looked to add new habits to my life that I could continue well past the Lenten season.  That first year I decided to make time to read the…

  • Mind

    Season of Laziness

    Have you ever been in one of those moods where you don’t feel like doing anything?  Lately, that is where I am.  Now mind you I do go to work five days a week, I cook dinner about five times a week, the house is relatively clean and I get most of my training days completed but after that nothing.  I sit on the couch and veg while playing computer games on my phone and watching television.  I look over at the pile of books I have started reading thinking if I just picked one up I would be far more productive with my time, but they are just out…