Challenges

Challenges can have either the encouraging effect or the discouraging effect, and rarely something in between. When you fall down, you can either get back up or just sit there, as it is hard to imagine a middle ground.

I often find that when those challenges are presented by a person in the form of disbelief, and that person doesn't respond well when their challenges are met, an all new challenge presents itself.

That new one usually has the discouraging effect.

We always choose how we respond to things, however hard the choice may seem. Some choices benefit no one at all. Effort should equal worth, but it isn't a requirement.

~H

Thanks Mom!

Recently my mom died. She was a crafty one I will say. I just opened the strong box that she had filled with things over the years that she wanted to keep safe for me. It was a bit like opening a time capsule. My first photo id from a bank, my high school diploma, silver dollars from a trip to Reno, savings bonds in my name, etc... The thing that struck me most, and really wrecked me to the point of tears, was a letter she wrote, addressed to me, some 30 years ago. The specifics of the letter are not important to anyone but me, but the message was clear. Be honest, be truthful, be kind, be strong. She loved me more than anything or anyone. Life is precious. Never forget those you love. They will always be with you. Her message was beautiful, and it was written to a boy just becoming a man. Thanks Mom. I really needed that. Talk about your zinger! Love always, your son, ~H