September   12,   2020

IMPACT

Well, we would like to have some impact –

at least that they knew we were in the room.

We can do a few things – like pick up the empty

coffee cups – and put the milk or cream away.

We can listen – make a comment – ask a

question – and thank those who invited us.

We don’t want to be pompous or pretentious –

but simply someone who adds to the situation.

But at some point in our lives we want to move

away from being self-centered and self-conscious.

We simply want to help others sense their impact

on our common situations and their value and beauty.

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2020

September  12,  2020

Thought  for   Today

“You don’t have to attend ever argument you’re invited to.”

Brenda Ashford, 

Guideposts,  

August 2012

September  11,  2020

 SEPTEMBER  11th   

Some days stand out more than other days:

July 4^th, December 25^th, February 14^th,

September 11^th, and our birthday.

Then there are the unique days we remember

because of family: births, deaths, marriages,

or what have you. Each of us is different.

On that first September 11^th, we started  calm
talking to each other. More …. More …. More …. 

A calendar is a good place to start the conversations.

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2020

September   11,   2020

September  11, 2020

Thought  for  Today

“Our  passions   are ourselves.”

Anatole France

[1844-1924]

French writer

September   10,   2020

UNDERNEATH

You never know what’s underneath.

You never know what’s inside the book.

You never know what tomorrow will bring.

You never know when it’s your last day.

You never know a lot of things. But ….

But I found gum – old gum  - underneath the chair.

But it says on page 144 the following ….

But I woke up this morning to a new day ….

But I made a doctor's appointment for next year ....

But I found out a lot since November 10, 1939.

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2020

September 10, 2020

Thought  for  Today

“Chance  is  perhaps the pseudonym of God when he does not sign his work.”

Anatole France

[1844-1924]

French writer

September   9,  2020

DRIVER’S  LICENSE 

OR  PASSPORT PICTURE

At the airport I hand over my driver's license

or my passport for a look-see – to the check-

in-people when getting a flight - and the custom’s

people when coming back into the country.

They study my picture and they study my face.

Yes, it’s me, but nobody else seems to study

my face to see if it’s really me – to see if I’m

really here or somewhere else in my mind or

heart – thoughts or feelings or wonderings.

Please study my face when talking to me.

I don’t know about you, but me, I’m often in

far countries and far away places with my face

and eyes in this room - but my mind and my

thoughts are  usually some place else.

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2020