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

 April 16,  2021

MY   MOMMY  THE  ARTIST

 

Moms are drawing 
10,000 chalk  figures
on the brains of their kids
all through their growing up years:
combing their hair,
dishing out cookies and chocolate,
reading to them,
showing them off to the world.

 © Andy Costello, Reflections 2021

 

April 16,  2021

Thought for the Day

 

“Baseball is 90% mental.  The other half is physical.”

 

Yogi Berra

April  15,  2021

HOW  DO  YOU  DEFINE YOURSELF?

  

Me ....
A gift to you ....
Interesting ....
A story ....
Wow ....
Surprise ....
Looking and listening to you ….
A gift from God ….
A question ….
A remembrance ….

 

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2021

April 15,  2021

 

Thought for the Day

“They can because they think they can.”

 

Virgil

April  14, 2021 

CAUTION

 
I saw a sign

that said, “Caution!” 

But I didn’t stop
to see what I should

be cautious about. 

That's the regular me.
 

Then fear arrived.
This time I stopped
to see where I was.

This time I noticed

caution arrived. 

 

 

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2021