Carry it Through

The colorful lights are still strung throughout small towns and big cities. That Christmas ‘feeling’ might prevail for another day or two. But the cardboard, seasonal gift wrapping, and probably those nobody-reads-them instructions are ready to be discarded - as if they never existed.  

Pa Bailey: “All you can take with you is that which you’ve given away.” 

This is to say, only those things that we do for others, including the souls we try to rescue, will pass from this earth to the next. In other words, love is the only thing that transcends heaven and earth.

Clarence the Angel: “Every man on that transport died.  Harry wasn’t there to save them, because you weren’t there to save Harry.”  

Ben Franklin's Moral Algebra

Every Sunday, for years, a “Sandals and a Stick” article was published. I was pleased with that record. To me, it reinforced the chosen path for the analysis and discovery of who I am as a person with a gauge for tracking my spiritual progress – or lack thereof. A year ago, 30-Second Sermons and Seasonings videos were added to the workload, along with high hopes and forward-looking excitement.

But if you’ve read the main webpage in recent times, you’ll notice things have changed. Mentioned here were moments of clarity and hope. There were also times when the ‘agony of defeat’ ruled the day. “Sandals and a Stick” was waffling.

This Message Will Not Self-destruct

 Quote 1: 

“All the good inside us is measured by the good we do for others.”

Quote 2: 

“We all share the same fate, the same future -- the sum of our infinite choices. One such future is built on kindness, trust, and mutual understanding, should we choose to accept it. Driving without question towards a light we cannot see. Not just for those we hold close, but for those we'll never meet.”