June 3, 2023
NO
Just two letters –
in this very short word ….
A word that can say so much….
It could be a
“No” to a marriage proposal ….
“No” to another drink ….
“No, I don’t want to go.”
“No!”
Sometimes it all depends
on just how we say it.
Sometimes it all depends
on how another knows us.
“No!”
You still don’t get it.
“No, I know exactly what I’m saying.
“Yes, but I know
exactly what you mean.”
“No, you don’t.”
“Yes, I do.”
“No!”
© Reflections,
Andy Costello
June 2, 2023
IT ALL
DEPENDS
Sometimes I like to hear the sound
of rain on our roof – especially in
the Spring - but not
in the fall when
I know that means leaks and we don’t
know where the bad spots are – the
wind can push that rain – through holes
we don’t know where they are. Just
rain – no metaphor – just rain and
leaks – Autumn – just rain and music
on my roof – Spring – beautiful Spring.
© Reflections,
Andy Costello
June 1, 2023
LIAR, LIAR
That accusation really works
when we look in the mirror
and say it to ourselves!
“Liar! Liar!”
When we notice another
is telling a lie, it doesn’t
have the same impact.
“Liar! Liar!"
But when we are the one
who is being dishonest and
we admit it to ourselves – good.
“Liar. Liar”
We can then look ourselves
in the eye – and then make the
move towards personal growth.
© Reflections,
Andy Costello
May 31, 2023
RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME
Everything has its own look:
Potatoes, turnips, cheese cake -
Chocolate cookies and milk –
A copy of the New York Times.
a baseball game on TV.
So too Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter.
So too the people on my street
and the person next to me at work.
And that’s only what I see.
Imagine how different they are in person?
© Reflections, Andy Costello
May 30, 2023
INDIFFERENCE
Just keeping cool….
Not letting
anything get in the way….
Putting a
lukewarm wet towel on my emotions ….
Listening ….
In touch
with what’s happening ….
Maybe ….
Wondering ….
Seeing all
the possibilities ….
Accepting
what I’m not sure about ….
Breathing ….
Being ….
Time is
happening ….
I don’t have
to solve everything ….
Not that
easy to be indifferent ….
Knowing a
month from now I’ll be in the calm next ….
Not blaming
myself for doing so little ….
My earlier
years I was different and doing ….
Not now, but
I’m enjoying a lot more.
© Reflections, Andy Costello
May 30, 2023
Quote for Today
"The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference.
The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference.
The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference.
And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference."
Elie Wiesel (1928- )
in U.S. News and World Report
October 27, 1986
May 29, 2023
ALMOST
Much of life
is almost.
The pie
crust is fine but ….
I wrote the
letter and I could have
added a few
more comments, but ….
Almost did
that, but time happened.
Almost a perfect
day – but a few
rain clouds
slipped into the afternoon sky.
Said a
prayer – almost without distractions –
but second
thoughts about supper arrived….
© Reflections, Andy Costello
May 28, 2023
Quote for Today
"If the Holy Spirit was withdrawn
from the church today, 95 percent of
what we do would go on and no one
would know the difference. If the
Holy Spirit had been withdrawn
from the New Testament church,
95 percent of what they did would
stop and everyone would know
the difference."
Aiden Wilson Tozer
