April 20,  2021

 

Thought for the Day

 

“Ah me! when shall I marry me?”  

Goldsmith, Song,

Intended for She

Stoops to Conquer

Picture: Tom Hussey

April  19, 2021

 TURNING  THE  PAGE

How do  I get to the end
of the book?  Read the page.
Turn the page. Eventually
you’ll see the words: “The End.”
 
How do I get to the other side
of the street?  Step out of the car.
Climb the curb. Walk. Walk.
Till you see your home.
 
How do I get to where I want
to get? KISS. Keep it simple,
stupid. Keep it simple. You’re never
too far from your front door.

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2021

April 19,  2021

Thought for the Day

 

 “If it weren't for the last minute, nothing would ever get done.”

April  18,  2021

 

WHILE GETTING A HAIRCUT …. 

Sometimes,
but not all the time,
my mind spends time,
while getting a haircut.
 
Recognizing ….
Navigating ….
Figuring ….
Self-focusing ….
 
Supporting ….
Arguing ….
Questioning ….
Solving ….
 
Deciding ….
Resolving ….
Planning ….
Definitely ….
 
Then walking out
with more than
my hair cut - 
till my next hair cut.

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2021

 

April 18,  2021

 

Thought for the Day

 

“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.”

Carl Gustav Jung

 April 17,  2021

ON STAGE –

WITHOUT KNOWING IT

  

Dads do dozens of rarely noticed
automatic acts of kindness –
that kids won’t see till his funeral
or  his 75^th birthday – and actually
he probably will have forgotten.

Kids repeat – without even noticing –
what they learned from their dads.
These are the behind the scene stories –
sacraments, liturgy, repeated culture.
Watch your dad; watch history.

 

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2021

April 17,  2021

 

Thought for the Day

 

“In the world to come I shall not be asked, ‘Why were you not Moses?’ I shall be asked, ‘Why were you not Zusya?’”

 

Rabbi Zusya