A Man And His Ideas

  Thoughts on God God’s Gifts and His Teaching God’s first gift was a diverse place to live.             God’s second gift was a diverse life.             God’s third gift was the ability to survive in diversity.             God’s fourth gift was rational thought.             God’s fifth gift was free will.             God’s sixth gift was the ability to learn.             God’s seventh gift shared His wisdom. God began  teaching  lessons about using His  gifts. God’s first lesson teaching is respect for others. The Garden’s lesson teaches the difference between public and private property and the respect for each. The apple is another person’s private property. The free will assault by word (Eve), and deed (Adam) on private property is trespass. The consequences of a person’s trespass  are  misplaced respect.   God’s second lesson expands rational thought to teach community development by acts of respect, restitution, and forgiveness.   ...

Josephism This my list of Josephisms; many are mine; some are borrowed; some are quoted.  Years ago, an MS sponsor asked me to sign bandannas for a team event. The team had 25 riders. The sponsor asked that I give each team member have a different quote with my signature. Over the years since,  here and there, I started collecting Josephism quotes and thoughts, Josephism Quotes  Peace on earth did happen, once. Our challenge is to make it happen again. Live, Ride, Believe. HERO means Help Everyone, Respect Others—time, talent, treasure, and tenacity.  Tenacity – never give up. Every step forward loses where it came from.  Even to turn around and look behind is a different memory.  Every step forward loses time.  To turn around and look behind loses time. Every step forward is a new precious present.  Our challenges grant us the gift of many precious presents.  So happy you are collecting them.  Thinking creates thoughts for stories....