Simple Beauty

Take a moment to look a little closer at what surrounds us as what catches the eye is but a gate to a greater experience. A window to a restaurant may be a a glimpse into the artistry within. The simple beauty captured in this photograph is in the window of a Lucchese treasure.

Pray

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Pray – address a solemn request or EXPRESSION OF THANKS to a deity or other objects of worship.

Thankful for the people I have in my life.  Thankful for my health.  Thankful for this beautiful planet that we are blessed to live in.  Thankful for my ability to listen to the opinions of others.  Thankful for our freedom to disagree with each other.  Thankful to not live in fear.  Thankful for the people who help us maintain respect for all beings and our world.  Thankful for the many opportunities to smile and to increase my appreciation of this physical life.

I solemnly request the same for all…

Ernest G Barela

originally posted July 26, 2016

Priority

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Written years ago in an executive support group. We were asked to pick a word at random, reflect on the word for a few minutes, and then put together a brief statement describing our reflection. EgB

Priority

I want to write about priority.

Priority at home, priority at work, priority in life.

Priority?

What is it?  Who is it?  Why is it?  Where is it?

I guess one would say that it is all about when…

When will I see my wife, my daughter, my son?

When will I see my parents, my brother, my sisters, my friends?

When?  Will?  I?

These sound like simple questions, but is the answer really “when”?

I know when to work but do I know when to live, how to live, why to live?

Priority is a question not a word.

A question with no real answer, only more questions and more definitions.

The answer lies within me but how do I answer the question of Priority?

Is there really an answer?

Yes,

and that answer is all up to me.

created by Ernest G. Barela