Life seems to be a tricky maze of successes and failures. Some days are better than others. People pass the test, graduate, are hired, get promoted, have their efforts successfully acknowledged, retire and have nice things said about them at their funeral. Others make decisions which are contrary to the allowable norms of their society and pay a hefty price for their indiscretions. If you don’t get caught it doesn’t mean you got away with it, it just
means you don’t have to go to jail, yet. Someone once wrote that some men’s sins are open beforehand, going before to judgment; and some men they follow after. Likewise also the good works of some are manifest beforehand; and they that are otherwise cannot be hid.
Fear and Choices
Life’s Winter
Some folks do wonder why I think
As my short days fly as a blink
One Day
He will be at your door, some day. Perhaps one day soon. You will recognize him even though you have never seen him before. You may even ask “Who are you?” or “What are you doing here?” But you will already know. You are expecting him. You have always known he would come to your door because someone comes to everyone’s door. 
Everyone you have known has met him there. Even if there were others there at the door with him, you probably wouldn’t see them. He is the only one you were expecting and even if you denied it publicly, you still knew it would be him. And you knew, you knew he would come.
Good Morning Coffee!
Good Morning Coffee! For me, it is a habit, a ritual, a part of my life that I have embraced since I was ten years old. It was very early on a cool October morning heading out to the Boy Scout Jamboree when Mom introduced me to the magical elixir. I truly believe there was more cream and sugar than coffee but the distinctive flavor was there. 
Since we spent many of my teenage years in sunny Florida, I don’t recall this magical occasion being repeated often. Toward the end of High School I became a regular coffee drinker. Continue reading