What was I thinking?

"What was I thinking?" A head slap, followed by talking to yourself probably won't change the past, but it seems to be a way of reliving it and realizing what an idiot you were.

When Second Hand is Better

While it is true that personal experience is the best teacher, learning from other peoples' experience is often cheaper and a lot less painful. Second hand experience is the best to learn from. If you don't, you will pay full tuition in the school of life.

Just Because You Thought It, Doesn't Make It True.

Since the time of Cain, people have been inventing man made religions and informing God on what terms they wish to have a relationship with him. For some reason, God seems to object to this arraignment and has the temerity to insist that any relationship with him be based on his terms.

"Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me" John 14:6

If you want to know God and go to heaven, it must be on his own terms, not yours.

When Giving a Cold Shoulder Gets You a Colder One

Those who draw a line that is meant to exclude others, find themselves in a smaller, lesser world.

When a Bad Hair Day is a Big Deal

When you are a little guy, and hair is the only thing standing between you and a dangerous world, a bad hair day is a very bad day. Little problems can be very real and very big problems to the small.