Monthly Archives: October 2008

Do I Give Like I Ask?

I had another parental inspiration the other day. It came as my son was asking me for something and I immediately said “no” without even really hearing what he was asking about. The inspiration I received made me stop and compare how I was interacting with my son, with how my Heavenly Father interacts with …

26 October 2008 – 07:48:09 | By Jonathan | Posted in parenting, Philosophic | Tagged , , , , , |

How Much Do You Trust God?

Here is a scripture I read this morning: Alma 38:5 And now my son, Shiblon, I would that ye should remember, that as much as ye shall put your trust in God even so much ye shall be delivered out of your trials, and your troubles, and your afflictions, and ye shall be lifted up …

25 October 2008 – 16:27:37 | By Jonathan | Posted in Philosophic, Religious | Tagged , , , |

Fear is an Indicator

Another excellent post from Leslie Householder. This one was about finding solutions instead of giving in to fear. When she mentioned fear, it reminded me of one of my favorite quotes. It is from Frank Herbert’s book, “Dune”. He called it the “litany against fear“: I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is …

21 October 2008 – 09:04:58 | By Jonathan | Posted in Philosophic | Tagged , , |

How Do You See Life?

I just read an excellent post on Leslie Householder’s blog. It was about prospering in spite of the state of the economy. I love it when I find other people who look for the positive in everything, instead of the negative. Every situation, is just a situation. A situation is neither good nor bad. It …

21 October 2008 – 07:01:20 | By Jonathan | Posted in Philosophic | Tagged , , |

How to Wake up at 0500 Every Day

I love waking up early. Early for me is 0500. I do that every day. It feels great! Has it always been like this? No. My name is Jonathan, and I am an addict. I am addicted to sleep. Given the choice my body will always choose sleep over waking up. My body is naturally …

16 October 2008 – 07:25:21 | By Jonathan | Posted in Education, Philosophic, Religious | Tagged , , , , , , , |

Tagged again

I was tagged! Six weird and random things about me! The rules are: * Link to the person who tagged you ( Jamie ) * Post the rules on your blog * Write six random things/unspectacular quirks about yourself * Tag six people at the end of your post and link to them * Let …

13 October 2008 – 06:26:12 | By Jonathan | Posted in Entropic |

Do not beat people with Truth

I attended a youth fireside last night where I heard Bob Millet speak on religious tolerance. One of the things he said really stood out to me. He quoted President Hinckley and said something similar to this: just because we know the truth, does not mean we should beat others with it. The Only True …

13 October 2008 – 06:11:46 | By Jonathan | Posted in Philosophic, Religious | Tagged , |