March 2, 2021

MARCH  MORNING

 

Going outside this
morning – going out
into the cold crisp air -
heading for my car –
stepping on the
crushed tan grass
that feels like a
a WELCOME mat -
without the word
“Welcome” on it.
 
It’s still winter – but
within me is the 
warmth of God – because
this morning I took a
short moment to pray
in the early morning
to God and then that
feeling became a
WELCOME mat word
to the first person I met.

 © Andy Costello, Reflections 2021

March  2,  2021

 

Thought for the Day

 

“Chicken Soup for the Soul was rejected by 144 publishers. If we had given up after 100 publishers, I likely would not be where I am now. I encourage you to reject rejection. If someone says no, just say NEXT!”

 

Jack Canfield

March 1, 2021

 

INTERESTING WORDS FOR MARCH 

I just sat down and decided to come up
with 31 interesting words to use this month.
 
What I want to do is to slide them into various
conversations I have without being obvious.  
 
Here they are: oomph, kiosk, mayhem, biopic,
coy, chunky, artifact, vectors, slab, silhouette,
callow, squat, caste, protagonist, acrobat, frenetic,
percussion, wry, shag, mahogany, hallucination,
barrage, target, bandwagon, lavender, tacit,
trance, advocate, shriek, jobless, redistribution ….
 

 © Andy Costello, Reflections 2021

March  1,  2021

 Thought for the Day

 

“You must keep sending work out; you must never let a manuscript do nothing but eat its head off in a drawer. You send that work out again and again, while you’re working on another one. If you have talent, you will receive some measure of success – but only if you persist.” 

Isaac Asimov

February 28, 2021

THE  SEVEN  SACRAMENTS
OF CREATION 

What would you choose as
the 7 sacraments of creation?
 
There are many possibles:
water, fish, shells, shores,

lakes, rivers, waterfalls, 

dewfall or frost on the grass,
birds, trees, earth, plants,
bread, wine, apples, oranges,
tables, rocks, mountains,
rainbows, rain, snow, ice,

polar bears, lions, giraffes,
dogs, cats, wheels, bridges,
ladders, stairs, homes, sky,
the moon, the sun, and the
stars in the dark night and
there are so many more.
 
What would you choose as
the 7 sacraments of creation?
 
Today, these would be my seven:
water, wind, rock,  plants, sky,
a baby, and an old person just
sitting there waiting at the first
floor elevator in a nursing home.

Tomorrow, it might be others.

I'll let you know as I look around.
 

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2021

February 28,  2021

 

Thought for the Day

 

“Work like hell!  I had 122 rejection slips before I sold a story.”

 

F. Scott Fitzgerald

 February 27,  2021

THE  EDGE  OF THE  WATER

 

At least once a week
walk along the edge of
a river, a lake, or if you’re
blessed like me – along
the edge of the ocean.
 
Go down and touch the water -
renew your baptism – thank
God for the gift of this water
on this planet – otherwise
there would be no life.
 
Every day – drink at least
7 glasses of this precious
water. Lift it up in consecration.
Toast God.  Thank God for it – this
the first of the 7 sacraments of creation.

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2021