October  18,  2021

FIGURING  IT ALL  OUT

 

 

Stories help us figure it out!

 

We all have  2 or 3 stories that

help us explain to ourselves how

we got to where we got to – so far.

 

To get them takes time – jotting

down or naming 7 stories for starters,

then narrowing them down to 2 or 3.

 

Listen to graduation talks – helps.

You can find them at graduation time

in the newspapers or on line.

 

Then write down your 2 or 3 stories

and find an audience – and notice

any reactions to your stories.

 

Stories can help us figure it all out. 

 

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2021

October    18,  2021

 

 

Thought for the Day

 

“Unity is the dream of every poem,  large or small.  Does each word carry, embryonically, the intent of the entire poem?”

 

Dave Smith, 

Local Assays, 1985

October 17, 2021

HEAVEN AND HELL

 

People appear on Oprah
and talk shows and tell about
near death experiences.
 
I wonder where viewers go
when they hear about these
misty and twisting experiences.
 
Have we ever thought about gathering

our heaven and hell experiences
that come through our black night windows?

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2021

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October    17,  2021

 

Thought for the Day

 

“Most people don’t believe in heaven,  but everybody wants to go there, right? Now there’s a topic for a poet.”

 

David Kirby,

storySouth, 2003

October 16, 2021

LEAN

 

I like to lean against trees
and feel its wood in my back –
if for just a few minutes.
 
The back of benches in church
work just as well – a chance to
stretch back into the hard of wood.
 
Support, rest, a chance
for a break, to just be me -
a leaning into a solid something. 

But sometimes this happens
when I’m on a cross - when pain – or
a glimpse of death is pushing into me.

  

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2021

October    16,  2021 

Thought for the Day

“God speaks in the silence of the heart.  Listening is the beginning of prayer.”

October 15, 2015

 THE  GIRL  

WITH  THE  RED  HAIR  

Does every person have the courage
of the girl with the red hair?  Do I?
 
Do I have the courage to resist lies
and laziness and become a thinker?
 
Do I have the courage to put my life
on the line to save the lives of others?
 
Do I realize that the greatest love means
I am willing to lay down my life for others?
 
Do I realize every country can get sucked
into accepting big lies by the millions? 

 

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2021