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SO THIS GUY WALKED INTO A BAR… 2nd Cup of Coffee for 11/23/21
A few years back I wrote this short devotional thought . . . “You’ve spent a lot of time paying little attention to me and who I really am. You’ve been trying instead to force me into being someone you’ve decided in your own mind I should be. I am me, not your notion of … Continue reading
2nd Cup PSA for 10/12/17: I REALLY DO PUNCTUATE AND DIVIDE
What you’re seeing published on Facebook is not appearing as I’ve typed it. Whether something glitchy on WordPress’s writing page, or a FB quirk, the articles I work diligently to make readable are seemingly coming to you crammed together as if I were a fledgling writer. For that I’m sorry. What I write means more … Continue reading
100-Word Stroll for 8/31/17: 3 THINGS GOD’S EXPECTING OF ME
Isn’t it odd to ask God questions while never expecting answers? The Bible’s clear that He’s infinite in knowledge, and knows our thoughts before we speak them, so is there ever a rhetorical query when talking with God? Seeking them or not, we should expect God to answer any question posed to Him, no matter what … Continue reading
QTMs for 8/9/17: TRIGGERS: 3 STEPS TO RESETTING ‘EM
Any shooter knows that every trigger has its own reset point. Not so fast. Not a shooter? Hang with me. You should know by now that 2nd Cups are rarely what they seem; there’s usually a little something for all. Even most people who don’t like coffee tend to love the smell of it. Shooting … Continue reading
2nd Cup for 7/17/17: AS IF . . .
I don’t know any other way to live than by faith. I grew up with older parents who’d had three grade-schoolers during the Great Depression. Those three siblings are almost 20 years older than I. I never knew them as traditional siblings at home. They were gone and married before my birth. Their values, priorities, and … Continue reading
2nd Cup of Coffee, 4/24/17: WHADDYA DO WITH A CLUELESS “Z-ER”?
I admit it: the title is barbed. I know clueless Z-ers won’t read this blog because they don’t read much of anything. I also know some very smart pathfinders will. I believe there are tens of thousands of young American bipeds who should be labeled CONFUSED. Though of the age we used to term “accountable”, … Continue reading
2nd Cup: THE LURE OF WHAT-IFS
If you’re determined enough, you can use anything to keep lifting you toward your dreams. Even the “What-Ifs”. Stephen Coonts wrote, “If-onlys are a poison that can kill you as dead as arsenic. They rob you of the will to live and destroy your ability to cope with life. At some point, all of us … Continue reading
QTMs for 1/6/17: 3 THINGS TO CHANGE TO MAKE 2017 YOUR GROOVE
Anyone who tries telling you that giving them $29.95 to buy this system or that book or this software or bow three times toward Des Moines needs to happen before you can start being a success and excel is lying to you. Take what you have and create what you want. This is fact, even if they … Continue reading
QTMs, 12/29/16: 5 WAYS TO CHERISH TODAY
If you were the Thursday between Christmas and New Years, you’d feel slighted, too. Though companies are open, the workdays between the two holidays are as practical as a snake on a tricycle. What to do? Give today back its worth. Make today mean something. Using a devotion from Colossians 4:12-18 I got in this morning’s mail, … Continue reading
100-Word Stroll, 11/21/16: INSIDE THE WRAPPER
My racing thoughts came to a tire-smoking NASCAR stop. I backed up and read it again. It read the same way. The cup itself adds no quality to the coffee. I thunk thoughts. Bad coffee doesn’t become good by using nicer cups. Washed, polished crystal can’t transform mediocre coffee. Anyone with some pride tries to … Continue reading