Spiritual Thoughts

  Friday Tale - Some Day S ome day all doubt and mystery          Will be made clear; The threatening clouds that now we see          Will disappear.   Some day what seems a punishment,          Or loss or pain, Will prove to be God's blessing, sent          For very gain.   Some day our weary feet will rest          In sweet content; And we shall know that we were blest          By what was sent.   And, looking back with clearer eyes          O'er life's short span, We'll see with wondering, glad surprise,          God's perfect plan.   And, knowing that the way we went       ...

  Friday Tale -  Seeing What Life Brings.   Y ou've heard it said that what you see is what you get. But what I’ve discovered is that it’s not what you see, but what you think you see , that determines what you get.      In the “Journal of the American Medical Association,” Dr. Paul Ruskin demonstrated how our perception of reality (not actually what is going on, but how we perceive it) determines how we feel about it. While teaching a class on the psychological aspects of aging, he read the following case to his students:      “The patient neither speaks nor comprehends the spoken word. Sometimes she babbles incoherently for hours on end. She is disoriented about person, place, and time. She does, however, respond to her name. I have worked with her for the past six months, but she still shows complete disregard for her physical appearance and makes no effort to assist her own care. She must be fed, bathed, and cl...