July 1, 2018

Thought for today: 

“Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing  those you hold well.”  

Josh Billings

June 30, 2018

BOTTOM LINE

Wondering: Does everyone have a bottom line?

Translation: What do I want, really want?

Question: Does everyone have a main motive?

For example: recognition, love, comfort?

Or maybe: fairness, information, in the loop?

Sometimes it's pay back - or resentment.

Bottom line: we have to listen to each other.

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2018

June 30, 2018 

Thought for today: 

“This month, Mr. Rosenstein hinted at his inner turmoil during a speech in Philadelphia, quoting the city’s favorite fictional son, Rocky: ‘It ain’t about how hard you hit,’ he said.  ‘It’s about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward.’ /  He added, ‘That advice applies in boxing, in law and in life.’” 

In  article, 'Shaken' Rosenstein
Felt Used by White House
in Comey Firing,
June 29, 2018 in
The New York Times.

June 29, 2018 

Thought for today: 

“Hope is like a road  in  the country; there never was a road, but when many people walk on it, the road comes into existence.”  

Lin Yutang

June 29, 2018

WEDDING  RING: 

LOST  AND  FOUND 

We find a wedding ring on a bathroom sink -

taken off for a moment  - someone washing

their hands - and then - perhaps while looking

in the mirror - they get distracted- then leave -

without putting their ring back on.

What now?

How do I somehow get this ring back to its

rightful owner. If it’s a restaurant, I ask

up front if there is a lost and found.

What next?

I take a piece of paper - write  my name and

number on it and hand the note to someone

up front - with the words, “Lost Wedding Ring”

and add, “It’s the Golden Rule. I hope you

get this. I’d want someone to do this for me.”

What would you do?

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2018

June 28, 2018

DIVINE  SNEAK

You know God is sneaky.

Right? You know God likes to sneak

into kisses and pats on the back,

a dad having a catch with his son,

a mom buying her daughter a straw hat,

both bringing kids out for ice cream

or a Super Shake on a summer’s night.

God loves visiting old folks and flying

kites and being with the kid who is

the first one to hit the waves at the beach.

You know God is in prisons and cancer

treatments and conversations with three

women walking at 7:45 each morning.

You know that right? Come on now

don’t give me the line, “I’ve given up

on all this religious stuff years and years

ago. Pffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffftttttt.”

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2018

June 28, 2018 

Thought for today: 

“The Sufis advise us to speak only after our words have passed through three gates. At the first gate, we must ask ourselves, ‘Are these words true?’ If so, we let them pass on; if not, back they go.  At the second gate, we must ask ourselves, ‘Are these words necessary?  If so, we let them pass on; if not, back they go. At the third gate, we must ask, ‘Are these words kind?’”  

Eknath Easwaran