Fred’s Thoughts … A Blog
SERENITY, SIMPLICITY, SELFLESSNESS, SOFTNESS
Serenity, simplicity, selflessness, and softness; it sounds so easy. I find it not so easy most times. I still am hopeful now, and in t [...]
HALO, NOOSE, FREEDOM, ACCEPTANCE
What is, is. Much is only my distorted perspective. I don't deserve a halo. But I probably don't deserve a noose either. I need to stay [...]
BRIDGES, BRICKS, MORTAR, STABILITY
What connects us? What holds us together? What are the spiritual and literal bricks, mortar, and cement that help us build bridges that [...]
DEATH, LIFE, WINTER, SHADOW
In the dark of winter we feel a kind of death. Be not afraid. ~~Man controls the trees by axe, hatchet, and saw. Yet, if man fails to r [...]
POWERLESSNESS, GOD, ILLUSION
How do we endure powerlessness? Can it be embraced as a path to God or is it illusion? Accepting my powerlessness was the path to findi [...]
NEW YEAR, REBIRTH, BABIES
Let is consider the start of a new year, rebirth, and babies. Perhaps we can contain it all in the BABY NEW YEAR. Some quotes to open a [...]
EARTH, WINTER, DARKNESS
Winter is the time of darkness, and is the element earth. Earth is our mother, our caregiver, nourishing and loving. Earth is variable- [...]
DARKNESS, PATHS, ART, CONVERGE
Everything is connected. Darkness and art can converge on the same paths. Can an intersection be both a start and an end? Yes. On to qu [...]
SCALES OF JUSTICE, AND BALANCE
How does one find balance? Balance in all things. Let us take a moment to consider balance. "Just because anger or hate is present does [...]
FEAR, WATER, SHORE, NIGHT
All have experience with fear. Is it a real fear? What is real? What instills dread? Dark deep waters, waves crashing on a shore and do [...]
MIRROR, REFLECTION, STREAM, AND TRUTH
Does the reflection in a mirror reflect the truth? Do I reflect upon my thoughts more accurately resting at a stream's bank? There are [...]
SHADOW, LIFE, DEATH AND IN-BETWEEN
Where to draw lines? Where does shadow fall? Is it in life or death or somewhere between? Does it matter how and when shadow falls? Let [...]
DAYLIGHT, ZEN, TIME, and PEACE
Let us speak of many things including daylight, Zen, and time. As we go later in the year we experience time passing as the days grow s [...]
BOOKS, A VIOLIN, AND THE JOURNEY
Is everything linked? I can see links between a few quotations about books, a violin, and the journey. "Life is like playing a violin s [...]
LEAF, LEAVES, AND WIND IN AUTUMN
What rings Autumn? A single leaf? Leaves blowing in the wind? Let us look. "A fallen leaf returning to the branch? Butterfly." ~~Anonym [...]
WORDS, CHURCHES, ROADS
Thoughts lead us to places, and places to contemplation. Words, churches, and roads offer us much. Let us see how: "Our words have the [...]
WATER, TRANQUIL, GOOD
Water is the element of Fall. Water slakes our thirst, but it is so much more. Oceans, streams, ponds; where there is water there is li [...]
MOON, SUN, LAUGHTER
The moon, the sun, laughter. I see and enjoy these all year long. I cherish these and much more. If Autumn is figuratively the latter s [...]
FALL, AUTUMN, WATER
The Autumnal Equinox is the first day of Autumn/Fall in the northern hemisphere, and is when the day and night are of equal duration. I [...]
BOX, GIFT, MAN
When is a box a gift? When is a gift a box? As man, let us acknowledge what blessings we have been given. "Small children open big gift [...]
GOD, CREATION, CHAOS
God is unexplainable, and rules over creation and chaos. Let us speak of God and other things. "God, or what man thinks of God is unexp [...]
EYES, HARMONY, SUN, MUSIC
There is always linkage, and let us choose eyes, harmony, sun and music. See how some of these quotes relate to "sight" or things held [...]
LIGHT, CANDLES, STARS, and SUN
How to light my way of inspiration? Find a sprinkling of light, candles, stars, and the sun. Let in the real and figurative light. "For [...]
STRONG, FLAME, SUNLIGHT, and FIRE
What guides us? Flame and fire; sunlight and strong people, a lamp and words of wisdom. Look and it will be revealed. "The world breaks [...]
SUMMER, CLOUDS, A ROAD, AND HOPE
What is summer? An intersection of road, trees, clouds, and a sprinkling of hope. Let's get some! "It was a morning in early summer. A [...]