Friday, June 2, 2023

 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

 


Thursday, June 1, 2023

 June 1, 2023





Quote for Today


"God is subtle but God is not malicious."


Albert Einstein

at Princeton May 1921

Wednesday, May 31, 2023

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 hockey game on TV is so different than

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 31, 2023


Quote for Today


"I am convinced that God does not play 

Albert Einstein 

in a letter to Max Born

December 4, 1926

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

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