“…do not dwell on the past.” ~ Isaiah 43:18 NIV ruminate (v.) 1530s, “to turn over in the mind,” also “to chew cud” (1540s), from Latin ruminatus, past participle of ruminare “to chew the cud; turn over in the mind,” from rumen (genitive ruminis) “gullet,” of uncertain origin. Related: Ruminated; ruminating. One of…
UPDATE New Year, New Assessment
With the flush of the end of the year holidays, and the exuberant entry into another new year now behind us, I’m using a quiet time in my house today and the opportunity it is providing me to reflect and assess where I’m at in…
Focus Point of Convergence
As ‘theemergingman’ I have been trying to apply to my life those things I am learning that help us to be a successful person, regardless of the specific endeavor you choose to participate in. Be that business, art, school, hobbies, sports, raising a family… whatever…
Adversity What if adversity itself was the lesson?
Have you ever been exposed to adversity as explained by the below etymology(s)? How did you react? What did you learn… about yourself? Did you learn anything? Did you play the blaming game? If you are a person of faith how was your faith tested?…
Cope A Deeper Look Into Our Perception
cope (v.) late 14c., coupen, “to quarrel;” c. 1400, “come to blows, deliver blows, engage in combat,” from Old French couper, earlier colper “hit, punch,” from colp “a blow” (see coup). The meaning evolved by 18c. into “handle (successfully), deal with,” perhaps influenced by now-obsolete cope “to traffic, bargain for, buy” (15c.-17c.), a word in…
“It’s Just Work” When Your Insides Are Roiled Up
“December 7th, a date, which will live… in infamy.” Famous words from President Franklin Delano Roosevelt referring to the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, December 7th, 1941. How do we remember things. How do we look back and learn from the past without out our…
A Chip Off The Old Block! Moms Papers
Good thing for Youtube & Google. As today is Sunday, for you, loyal readers, know who today is dedicated to for my writing routine. I had a band in mind and I thought I had a song they sung in mind to go along with…
Memorial Day 2018
memorial 1 : serving to preserve remembrance : to commemorate 2 : of or relating to memory As everything goes rushing by these days I found myself sitting here, going about my day, catching up on yard work, washing the dogs and doing laundry and…
Thursdays Post: Confidence Attained? Where Does It Come From?
I received the the little pink slip from the police station a little while later asking for me and a parent to appear before Judge Hoffman, if memory serves correctly. Soooo… that was awesome. I don’t remember my dad and I talking leading up to…
Thursdays Post : Confidence Cont. The Principles Office
After ‘breaking it up’ and walking back to school, again, I figured everything was over with. Nope. We all went back to class after lunch hour and as I was sitting in class the dreaded call came in, “Mr. Bosquez please report to the principles…
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