“When life itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies? Perhaps to be too practical is madness. To surrender dreams — this may be madness. Too much sanity may be madness — and maddest of all: to see life as it is, and not as it should be!” ― Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Don Quixote Our society … Continue reading Sheer Madness
Author: sozthought
What are you doing here?
Elijah, through God, wins the trial and humiliates Baal’s prophets to death… literally. As often happens, his success creates even more headaches. After the trial, he receives a death threat from the queen. As a lover of Baal, she is humiliated in the Lord’s victory. Elijah initially plans to approach her directly. He quickly realizes, … Continue reading What are you doing here?
WYDN II
A man was perfectly shaped to lead a nation. He did not think so, but he had all the characteristics of the person who could lead and save his country. Unfortunately, he had murdered a man and was a fugitive in a foreign country. He was perfectly happy to lay low and not be found. … Continue reading WYDN II
WYDN
It’s What You Do Next It’s not what you’ve done, or what you've become. It's not what you've believed, not what others perceived. It’s not where you sit, or who you're sitting with. It’s not how far you have fallen or that you feel you're only crawlin' It's simply What You Do Next. Going to … Continue reading WYDN
Joy- It’s Just Past Us
We experience true joy only after we go beyond our self-interest. We naturally enter this world in a screaming fit. Our self-interest of comfort has been stolen. And some strange person is already spanking us. It's like we are screaming, “It wasn’t my fault – she forced me out of my cozy room. Slap her!” … Continue reading Joy- It’s Just Past Us
What Are You Doing Here?
Elijah, through God, won the trial and humiliated Baal’s prophets to death… literally. As often happens, the success he experienced created even more headaches. After the trial, he received a death threat from the queen. As a lover of Baal, she was humiliated in the Lord’s victory. Elijah’s original thought was to approach her directly. … Continue reading What Are You Doing Here?
It’s Not the Web
The summer of 2013 was particularly stressful. I believe it took 3 years off my life. However, it also produced a pivotal moment. In one of my early morning stress-reducing walks through the woods, I plowed face first into a spider web. And flipped out. I don’t believe anybody saw me, but if they did, … Continue reading It’s Not the Web
Cutting Through the Bull
Fly back centuries ago, the Baal followers are everywhere. Elijah is outnumbered 450 to 1. By those standards, Elijah is old fashioned. Outdated. An outlier. So, the outlier, Elijah, calls out the Baal followers. Challenges them to a duel. Something humans can see. Something humans can experience. Something humans can talk about for years to … Continue reading Cutting Through the Bull
The Drawer Deception
A while ago, a friend shared that he had lost his watch. He ordinarily kept it in the top drawer of his dresser. But, when he went to put it on the next morning, it just wasn’t there. As we often do, he promptly re-traced his steps to find his watch. “Did I take it … Continue reading The Drawer Deception
Whisper the Shout
We have all envisioned it, right? A black hole surrounded by whitish teeth, held in place by pinkish gums, in a gaping mouth surrounded by overstretched crimson cheeks. Just above the cheeks, a crinkled nose and squished eyes force a vein to pop out of the temple. At the center of it all is a … Continue reading Whisper the Shout
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