May 8, 2023

STEPS OR SLIDE

Do I see life

or do I do life

as steps or a slide?

If it's steps,

I take one step at a time.

If it's a slide,

I'm like everyone else, my dear.

© Reflections, Andy Costello

May 8, 2023

Quote for Today

 "When one is at ease with himself one is  near Tao."

Chuang Tzu [369-286 B.C.] 

 May 7, 2023

DUST

 

What was it – this dust?

My newspaper or my skin?

I had my window open – so

maybe it snook into my house

that way. I don’t know.

It’s a good reminder

we’re all coming or going.

Dust: the great realizer.

We might not be a chip

off the old block – yet

we’re all connected to this

great big wonderful world.

 

© Reflections, Andy Costello

 

May 6, 2023

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© Reflections, Andy Costello

 May 7, 2023

Quote

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Robert Peel to Wellington in 1829

 May 6, 2023

Quote for Today

"You campaign in poetry.  You govern in prose."

Mario Cuomo

New Republic, 

Washington DC,

April 8, 1985

May 5,  2023

 

JUSTIFICATION

 

I’ve heard about “justification”

when it comes to religion and God.

Now that I’m in my 80’s, I realize

how nuts that is – in fact, crazy.

How can we know God’s mind and

thoughts on each human being.

Each human being has to get to

know God to get that. When?

In the meanwhile we play God and

try to justify ourselves to ourselves

and to others every day. We do ….

 

© Reflections, Andy Costello