Running and hiking at altitudes above 5,000 feet brings in another dimension to the challenge which we cannot replicate in our “Hill Country” as the tallest peaks are about 2,500 feet. But our trails and scenery are still great, at least in my opinion, and offer us many chances to explore the outdoors. The new …
I also give thanks that the “new” generation of our family are thriving and enjoy each other’s company so much. Our kids have grown up together as we have been doing similar functions for thirty years now. With modern social media they manage to keep in touch and up to speed on each other’s lives …
I think most people would agree with those thoughts but the question is “How do I change my thought patterns and set aside those thoughts which are causing me pain?” Hate, fear, anxiety, and all other negative conditions associated with this world are not found in God. Love, on the other hand, is of God …
When does it ever end? Is the author seeking the wrong goals and obsessed in obtaining something that is unobtainable? “He boasts about the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the Lord”, Psalm 10:3. The problem in this never ending pursuit lies with the imperfection of this world and the temporary …
I ran across a video Floating Island of Trash that really caught my attention and reminded me of something that I am thinking about more and more. And that is, “What are we leaving for the generation behind us”? The obvious problem seems to be that we are a throw-away society and manufacture more and more things …
Some believe there is no after life and thus what happens here… and I guess what you accomplish and acquire here…. is all there is to it. The adage “He who dies with the most toys wins” would be their mantra. But others think there is no need to worry about what happens in this …
The Bible talks in length about love, how much God loves us and how we should love others. I have read many of these verses over the past 30 years but for some reason I chose to not really understand the message. I had different variations of love depending on the person or the relationship …
The Philosophers’ Football Match was a Monty Python sketch depicting a football match in the Olympiastadion at the 1972 Munich Olympics between philosophers representing Greece and Germany. Starring in the sketch are Archimedes (John Cleese), Socrates (Eric Idle), Hegel (Graham Chapman), Nietzsche (Michael Palin), Marx (Terry Jones), and Kant (Terry Gilliam). Palin also provides the …
The day before we found an Airbnb in nearby Carbondale and made our way to Aspen to the trail head you see above. Right from the start the scenery is absolutely beautiful as you quickly climb from 8,100 feet and head towards Snowmass Lake at 11,000. Getting there is easier said than done as the …
