Wednesday, October 23, 2019


October  23, 2019 



Thought for today: 


“Leave words and take a song.”

Someone
P.S. That's my cousin
in the third song -
Caitriona Ni  Churraoin

Tuesday, October 22, 2019


October 22, 2019

HINTS AND INTUITIONS

If we asked someone to empty
out the contents of their souls -
onto the dining room table -
we’d see smigeons of hints
that this someone knows
there is a God lurking in our
loneliness and there are lots
of intuitions of beauty in all
the moments and memories
of the human soul. Many ….


© Andy Costello, Reflections 2019


October  22, 2019 



Thought for today: 

“Pursue, keep up with, circle round and round your life …. Know your own bone: gnaw at it, bury it, unearth it, and gnaw at it still.” 


Thoreau

Monday, October 21, 2019


MY  BLOG

Various people down through the years have sent messages to me about starting a blog - working with a blog - and various other “How To” questions about blogs.

I still don’t know how to process  their questions - mainly because they must think by putting a comment into my blog - I can respond directly back to them.  There is no e-mail address, etc. so I can’t respond - as of now.

We’re getting a new guy here next month who is tech savvy - so I’ll ask him some of the questions people sent to me.

To start a blog - you can do what I did.  A guy named Norm Constantine suggested I start a blog - so I said, “Show me.” He set this one up for me. He showed me how to do blog spots.

I started on June 17, 2009.  This is blog piece #6924.

So to start a blog - a question I’ve been asked - find someone who will set up a blog for you.

This one didn’t cost me a penny. It’s still free.  I know some  people make money etc. with their blog. I don’t.

As time went on I learned how to put pictures and short YouTube videos onto pieces.  The screen menu showed me just how to do different things.

Imitation is the highest form of flattery.  Study different blogs and come up with a blog site you would like to imitate.

Go for it.

I hope someone who sends me  their requests for information will find this short document.  I am not dissing them.

Thanks,

Andy Costello


PERCEPTION

Till we realize we both can be looking 
at the same thing - while at the same 
time see differently  - we’re not going 
to be really communicating with each 
other. Solution: “How do you see this?” 

For example: How do you see the following?
A tricycle?  A cane? A kid watching a balloon
that just slipped out of her hand sailing away?
A family - three small kids and a mom and
dad - licking ice cream cones on a warm night.

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2019


October  21, 2019 

Thought for today: 



“God’s pencil has no eraser.”

Sunday, October 20, 2019

October 20, 2019


GOING  TO  CONFESSION

I sometimes hear people po po
going to confession. When I hear
this complaint or comment,
I keep quiet. I listen to them.
I think about what they are saying.
They usually say in the mix of
their words that they can go
directly to God. Good. Great.
Go for it. But when they say,
"It’s crazy", it’s  then I might  say,
“I’ve been ordained a priest
and have been hearing people’s
confessions for 55 years now
and I’ve heard the, “PHEW!” sound
enough times to say, “I disagree
with your appraisal.” Then I might
add, “You’re like people who say
there is no God to people who
have tasted God."  "Oh you don't
believe in God, either." Oh.
A suggestion: think outside 
the box before going into it. 


© Andy Costello, Reflections 2019