I have a guitar. I have had it for a long time. I kept it in the guitar case and took it out very rarely. I always wished I would practice it. I told myself I would practice more if I got a guitar stand so that I could just put …
Category Archives: Philosophic
My Tiny Gratitude List
Since the number of things that I am grateful for could take my entire life to enumerate, I decided to make this short list of things that I am grateful for.
Soul Feasting
While discussing the topic of “feasting on the Word of God” (2 Nephi 31:20) today at church I presented the following analogy which I particularly like, as it helps me visualize better the need for me to study the scriptures daily.
You have probably heard that we should feast upon the scriptures, in other words, the …
The Kingdom
This is a follow-up to a previous post on the topic of “Seek ye first the Kingdom of God“.
This scripture has continued to be on my mind. Having that be a focus of my thoughts, I was recently led to think specifically about what “The Kingdom” is.
To What Do We Compare?
As I was driving down the freeway the other day, I caught myself gauging my own speed and progress by where I was in comparison to the other vehicles on the road. I looked down at the speedometer and realized that I was actually going faster than I should be. As I slowed …
I Am A Child of God
“I am a Child of God, and He has sent me here. Has given me an earthly home, with parents kind, and dear.”
If that were the end of the blessings that He had given me, it would still be more than some of our siblings have been given.
If that were the end of the …
What is YOUR purpose?
The reason I ask about your purpose is because I wonder at what drives you. It seems that when we are children we have dreams of what we want to do with life. And then we “grow up” and settle for what gets us by in life hoping for something better in the …