Chuck Locklear
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Look for the Good
The grandkids took us to the state fair. Yes, I stated that correctly. They wore us out. We saw animals, rode rides, played games, and we saw the Pirate Show with pirates diving 80 feet into a small pool of water. On one ride, my daughter Chandler put the three-year-old in this haunted house alone, with the five-year-old in charge. They quickly turn back, running out saying, “it is scary.” The intelligent five-year-old said, “Mom, did you even look at the pictures!” This reminded me of an important principle: Look for the good.
Mr. Rogers’ Legacy
This experience reminded me of Mr. Rogers. Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood ran for over 31 seasons, 895 episodes, from 1968 until 2001. What a legacy! Mr. Rogers’ message was “Love your neighbor and love yourself.” He made many great statements over the years. This is the one that reminded me of the fair:
When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, “Look for the helpers, you will always find people who are helping.” — Mr. Rogers
Such a simple idea, but very powerful.
Simple, Yet Powerful
We have a “cutesey” plaque on our television stand at home. We all have them. It is the one you have to lift up and dust around. It is a fake wood, square sign, with words on it. Hobby Lobby is filled with these little “crafty” things. It is not very attractive. I’ve picked it up hundreds of times and I’ve often thought, “Why do we keep this around. Maybe, I should just throw it out.” But, I never do, because while holding it in one hand and the dusting rag in the other I’m force to read it; like Mr. Rogers’, the message is so powerful.
So, there it sits next to our television as a reminder of this most important principle. “…Whatever is true whatever is noble whatever is right whatever is lovely whatever is admirable…think on these things” (Philippians 4:8). These words point to the purpose of my message today which is to discover how our commitment to God can allow us to overcome self-centeredness, both in ourselves and in others.
I offer you this prescription. Find a quiet place, spend some time with God, and ask him to help you fix your mind and eyes on him. May our good, good father bless you, so that your cup overflows with blessings. It is my prayer that you will change your focus and look for the good!
Also, see Faith Makes All Things Possible.
© 2019 Chuck Locklear All rights reserved
Dancing Oobleck
We can’t see sound, but we can see dancing oobleck. If you’re lucky, you may even hear shrieks of joy.
“Dancing oobleck makes sound visible.”
No, we can’t see joy either, but we can see how people respond to joy. There is no better example than King David dancing before the Lord with all his might. He was so joyful when the ark of God was brought into Jerusalem that he danced. To some, it seemed undignified for a king to act in this way, but he was unashamed for everyone to see him leaping and dancing before the Lord. His joy was on full display.
Dancing oobleck puts sound on full display.
Science Lesson
Sound vibrations travel in waves that bounce off our ear drums. Sound waves move through air, water, and solids. Frequency is the speed of vibrating waves, measured in hertz (hz). When the frequency is high, our brains interpret it as a higher pitch. When the frequency is low, our brains hear a low pitch.
With dancing oobleck, we watch sound waves travel from the subwoofer to the oobleck. As the subwoofer produces sound, it vibrates. When you put oobleck on top, the vibrations move through it. If your oobleck is more liquid-like, you will to see ripples on the surface, like you would on water when a rock is thrown in. If your oobleck is more solid, it will rise up and move in strange ways because of oobleck’s unique properties.
Procedure
This experience requires the use of a subwoofer, or an old-style speaker, like the one I found in my basement. The subwoofer, or speaker, will get dirty, so make sure you don’t mind getting oobleck on it.
Place the subwoofer/speaker on a flat surface and connected to an audio source. You can find a low frequency test tone at http://onlinetonegenerator.com. The best range is between 40hz and 80hz. Another option is to play music with a lot of bass. I found that hip hop works well.
Making Sound Visible
Cover the subwoofer/speaker with a large plastic lid or plastic wrap. Lids work well because they have edges that will contain the liquid. If you use plastic wrap, make sure of a tight fit. Play a low frequency tone and hold the lid or plastic wrap tightly against the subwoofer/speaker. If the oobleck doesn’t start dancing, push a chunk of it with your fingertip to “activate it.”
Dancing oobleck makes sound visible. You will see the oobleck vibrate and move in a weird and wonderful dance. Hopefully, it will produce shrieks of joy.
“You changed my sorrow into dancing. You took away my clothes of sadness, and clothed me in happiness.”
— Psalm 30:11, MCV
Copyright © 2023 Chuck Locklear
Also, see Oobleck and Faith.
Jehovah Jireh
Jehovah Jireh, meaning “The Lord will provide.”
Runehu’hu Speaks
“From this high hill, I see the sweep of the river rolling past our village. For it, time has no meaning. From beginning to end, we trust in our great father’s changeless protection and care.
Drink in the moment and trust
“The land is green and lush. The soil is dark and fertile, providing an abundance of corn and beans. Taren-hia-wagen has blessed us, depositing his children here on these banks. Come down oh great one and see what bounty this land has produced.
“Today, fish jump from the water into our nets, just as they did the day before. Deer forage in every wooded area. The sun is eternal, shining brightly, providing grain beyond our ability to store. Warmth radiates through our bodies. The rain falls from heaven, connecting us to life and to our brothers beyond this river. We are surrounded by family.
“My heart races, drumming in my chest as I anticipate a new day of blessings. I will drink in the moment and remember this feeling forever.”
The Name of God
This quote is from Runehu’hu (Rooneh-hoo’-hoo), which means turtledove. She is my matrilineal ancestor and a Tuscaroran woman who lived in the eighteenth century. She struggled against English colonialization of North America. Her home was the coastal plains of North Carolina. She would later become a Christian, but her description of Taren-hia-wagen, or God, is familiar and comforting. She saw him as Jehovah Jirah.
We first discover the name Jehovah Jireh in the biblical story of Abraham offering his son Isaac on the altar of sacrifice. Because of his trust, in a god he could not see, Abraham saw the provision of God beforehand and followed his command to take his only son, and offer him as a burnt scrafice on the mountain. As they neared the mountain, Isaac asked his father, “Where is the lamb for the sacrifice?” Abraham answered, “God himself will provide.”
Next, we see Issac bound and laying on an alter, with Abraham, knife in hand, ready to kill his only son. At this point God stops him and shows Abraham a ram caught by the horns in a thicket. God had provided a substitute for Isaac.
Abraham recognized the power of this experience in calling the place of sacrifice Jehovah Jireh. This trial proved Abraham’s faithfulness. He had not placed even his only son above God, and, so, God provided a way out.
No One Is Exempt
If you are alive, there is no escaping trials. It seems that we are either in a trial, just coming out of a trial, or getting ready for a new one. Trials are a reality of life. None of us are exempt, but we can drink in the moment and trust in Jehovah Jirah’s changeless protection and care, even today.
“So Abraham called that place The Lord Will Provide. And to this day it is said, ‘On the mountain of the Lord it will be provided.’”
Genesis 22:14
Copyright © 2023 Chuck Locklear
Also, see History 101.
Guilt Free
Do you ever feel guilt free? Or, are you often saying, “I’m so sorry,” and battling anxious thoughts? Perhaps, like many, you carry around a lot of guilt. In the back of your mind, you think, I’m not good enough. I can’t live up to what God expects of me. If this is you, let me reintroduce you to our heavenly father . . . the one who created you and loves you with a greater love than you can imagine. A love so great that he sent his one and only son to die to redeem you to him.
Bad Impression?
I must say that it is easy to get a bad impression of God. There are many verses in the Bible, especially in the Old Testament, that are difficult to apply to our lives today. For example, this one, “He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord” (Deuteronomy 23:1). Wow, think about that a minute. This seems extreme!
However, the scripture describing the Year of Jubilee is one of my personal favorites.
“Every fiftieth year, on the Day of Atonement, let the trumpets blow loud and long throughout the land. For the fiftieth year shall be holy, a time to proclaim liberty throughout the land to all enslaved debtors, and a time for the canceling of all public and private debts. It shall be a year when all the family estates sold to others shall be returned to the original owners or their heirs” (Leviticus 25:8-10).
Think about it, you could run up a big debt on the 49th year and then start over on the 50thyear. I’m sure Wall Street would not like this law.
None Of Us Are Good Enough
None of us can live by the standards of the Old Testament. If we could, Jesus would not have needed to come. Yet, Jesus makes an interesting statement in Matthew. He said:
“Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled” (Matthew 5:17-18).
Jesus brought a revolutionary message. Yes, he was a radical. There is a striking difference between the concepts of the Old and New Testaments regarding the character of God and the identity of God’s people.
God Loves You
Because of Jesus, we know there are absolutely no incompatibilities. When speaking to Nicodemus, an influential ruler of the Jewish people, Jesus explained God’s plan perfectly.
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved” (John 3:16-17).
With these words, we can understand the compatibility between the Old and New Testaments. We can also see the transformative message of Jesus. Our creator desires a personal relationship with each of us. This is made possible with the coming of Yeshua Ha Mashiach, or Jesus, the Anointed One. Yes, because of Jesus, you can live guilt free.
Also see, Gone Fishing.
Copyright © 2023 Chuck Locklear
Growth Mindset
I recently had a startling experience. Lizzy and I were having dinner with a friend, who was sharing a long list of struggles in his life. At one point in the conversation, I suggested that he think about his faith and develop some new strategies for applying it to life’s struggles. He became very angry with me. He said he was offended and I was not going to change his beliefs. It was amazing to me that he was not even willing to consider that he could learn something new about faith.
“Study to show thyself approved unto God. . .”
2 Timothy 2:15
Carol Dweck
While I have experienced students with a fixed mindset in my career, I did not realize how prevalent this belief is in our country until I read the research done by psychologist Carol Dweck in her book Mindset (2006). As a young researcher, Dweck set out to study how people cope with failure. She setup an experiment that presented subjects with a series of increasingly challenging tasks that would, by design, result in failure. She was interested in how people experienced resilience in the face of adversity.
To Dweck’s surprise, she found that some of the subjects did not experience failure at all. These people viewed the challenges as an opportunity to stretch their minds and learn to do the tasks better. They did not equate incompletion of the task as a failure, but as an opportunity to grow. This launched Dweck into a career of investigating what was going on with these people.
Further research confirmed an important principle for Dweck. Individuals who see intelligence, talent, and ability as fixed, something you either have or you don’t, are much more likely to give up when encountering difficulty. They are also more likely to judge their performance more harshly. On the other hand, those with a growth mindset understand that talents and abilities can be developed through one’s efforts and learning. Dweck found that this was true outside of the field of education as well. Athletes with a growth mindset, for example, bounce back from defeat more quickly and continue to develop their skills. Regardless of the context, Dweck found this principle to be true.
Growing Your Brain
From the classroom to the boardroom, those with a growth mindset were not beaten down by difficulties and challenges, but remained open to new ideas and were able to adjust and develop their talents and abilities. This research confirms what many educators know; the brain does in fact grow as people learn, and people do get smarter. People can develop new skills and improve their natural talents and abilities as a result of the effort they put into learning.
While this is an amazing finding, it only confirmed for me what I already knew. If this concept were not true, why even go to school? Why would we, as a nation, spend so much of our money and resources on education? What really shocked me were the results of a survey done by Dweck that found that 80 percent of people can be classified as primarily having either a growth or fixed mindset, with results evenly split between the two. What? How can this be true? The implications are that in any given classroom or any given church, about 40 percent of the people come to the experience believing that they cannot learn and grow. How sad!
Beliefs Are Powerful
Beliefs are powerful shapers of our future, and since people are not born with one mindset or the other, this means that these students have learned this from someone, most likely their parents. If you are a church leader, what this means for you is that in any given congregation, almost half of the people do not believe they can change the cards dealt them. However, I believe there is hope. I have learned that mindsets and beliefs can change. In fact, I have seen mindsets develop and change over time by subtle messages received from teachers, mentors, pastors, and other significant influencers in one’s life.
The question for us today is what is going on with you? Do you have a fixed or growth mindset? Are you open to learning and growing? This reminds me of another person who said, “Don’t confuse me with the facts. My mind is already made up.” I pray that we would let the Lord transform us by the renewing of our minds.
Copyright © 2020 Chuck Locklear
Also, see God’s Will.
Strong and Courageous
We live in an uncertain world. At times, it is enough to cause us to stop in our tracks. If we do, however, we will miss out on what God is trying to accomplish in our lives. If we “Keep going,” we will be strong and courageous.
Fear can keep us from experiencing a grand adventure.
Great Smoky Mountains
When our children were young, Lizzy and I planned for weeks to take a hiking trip to the Great Smoky Mountains. Whitney, our oldest, was eight years old. Chandler was six, and Holland was just over a year, which meant I would need to carry him on my back for the hike. I had purchased a special backpack carrier and had practiced carrying him on my back to build up my stamina.
Our goal was to visit Abrams Falls. Abrams Falls is a waterfall with a large volume of water rushing over a twenty-foot high drop. It is named for a Cherokee chief whose village once stood several miles downstream. The hike is 5 miles over rough terrain. As we began the hike, I was thinking the trail map was wrong and it was difficult, especially carrying a child on your back. Can we really make this trip?
Our first obstacle came about an hour into the hike. It was a hot, summer day and the trail was more difficult than we expected. The girls were complaining, so we stopped for a water break, which gave us a chance to notice the beauty of our surroundings. The Great Smoky Mountains are beautiful. Our trail traversed pine-oak forests on the ridges and hemlock and rhododendron forests along the creek.
Keep Going
Feeling renewed, it was time to make a decision, turn around and head back to the hotel or keep moving toward the original goal. “Keep going,” Liz proclaimed. So, we did, and made it to the falls. It was worth the trip.
We ate the picnic lunch we had packed, played in the water at the bottom of the falls, and I got one of my most treasured photographs of Holland and me with the mist of the waterfall soaking our faces. After an hour and a half, feeling refreshed, it was time to start the return trip. However, we were apparently not as refreshed as I had thought.
About half way into the return, our six year old Chandler had had enough. This was no longer fun and she was tired. She sat down right in the middle of the trail and wouldn’t move . . . no matter how much we coaxed her. It was starting to get dark and Liz and I were worried. We knew that black bears and other animals were active in the area, so we did not want to be on the trail after dark. I couldn’t carry two children and Liz did not think she could carry Chandler over the rocky terrain. So, we prayed . . . and, God sent an angel.
A nice man walking along the trail stopped to talk with Chandler. She was smiling and he was kind, encouraging, and convinced her to drink the water we’d given her. I’m not sure what he said, but it gave her the motivation she needed. She jumped up and almost ran the remainder of the hike. “Thank you Jesus.”
Strong and Very Courages
At the end of the day, I wondered, “What if we would have turned back early in our trip?” We would have missed the beauty of God’s creation. The fear of uncertainty can keep us from experiencing a grand adventure. In uncertain times, but we must “Keep going.”
“Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go” (Joshua 1:7).
Also see Finish.
Copyright © 2023 Chuck Locklear
Astonished!
Have you ever been astonished? After his resurrection, the followers of Jesus continued to meet at the Temple in Jerusalem. Many believed the Gospel, but this message also created conflict, and got the attention of King Herod, but not in a good way. He was a true dictatorial despot.
Maybe, you’ll hear a knock at the door and be astonished.
Quick, Get Up
Herod felt this new sect, who kept talking about Jesus, was a threat. So, he begins to persecute them, first by killing James, the brother of John. “When he saw that this met with approval among the Jews,” he seized Peter and threw him in prison. Even despots need approval to justify their actions.
Just to be sure that Peter did not escape, Herod set a guard of sixteen men to make sure there was no miraculous deliverance. But, an angel of the Lord appeared in the cell and woke Peter saying, “Quick, get up!” and the chains fell off Peter’s wrists.
Then, the angel told Peter “wrap your cloak around you and follow me.” So, Peter followed him out of the prison, right to and out of the iron gates that led into the city. During this “cloak and dagger” escape, Peter did not believe it was really happening. It must be a dream. Even after the angel left him, I can imagine Peter staggering around on the dark city streets until he finally came to himself. Then, he went to the house where the other Christians were praying for his release. He knocked at the door, but couldn’t convince them that it was really him.
Still Astonished
They were praying, but they were still astonished that what they prayed for actually happened. Astonished that God heard them and granted their request. Does that sound like anyone you know? How many times have you prayed for something not actually believing you would receive it.
Even if you have only a little faith, keep praying. Prayer changes things. I know this is true. I have experienced the power of prayer to change things and seen “God turn it around.”
Here is a challenge I want to put in your heart: Find someone to pray and agree with you. Perhaps, you won’t change the world, but “you” will change. By praying together, you will become closer to God and closer to each other. You will see prayers answered. When this happens, don’t forget to praise God for the answered prayers. Then, maybe, you’ll hear a knock at the door and be astonished.
“But Peter kept on knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astonished.”
Acts 12:16
Copyright © 2023 Chuck Locklear
Also, see Over Thinking.
Guideposts
I’m remembering a John Denver song, Sweet Surrender, from my youth. “Lost and alone on some forgotten highway, traveled by many remembered by few. Looking for something that I can believe in, looking for something that I’d like to do with my life.” These days, I’m looking for guideposts from heaven.
Easily Lost
We all get lost sometimes. Some more than others. I’m good with directions, but not my wife. For Lizzy, getting lost is easy. I’ve learned to enjoy experiencing this with her, because we can go to the same place, but for her it is a new experience. This characteristic seems to have been passed on to our daughter. As a young adult, Whitney coached a dance team. For me, this meant spending lots of time at dance competitions watching the girls on her team compete. We would visit cities all over the mid-west, and, in most years, we would end the season with a trip to Walt Disney World to compete at the national competition. But, there were many competitions to win before arriving at the nationals.
For her this meant, traveling. Often waking up very early, 4:00 a.m., to drive to the city hosting the competition. I remember one morning vividly, because I received a call waking me very early. Lost! She was traveling with her co-coach from our house to Port Huron, MI and they were lost. She had been driving for an hour before she finally called me. I asked her to tell me some roads or landmarks, guideposts that I could use to provide her with directions, to get her back on the path.
She told me what she saw out the car window, a few roads, a building. I quickly realized they were nowhere near Port Huron. They had missed a guidepost along the way, taken a wrong turn early in their driving, and were in downtown… Detroit. Sixty miles from their destination.
Don’t Miss the Guideposts
It is easy to miss the guideposts and get lost in life. Recently, in my morning devotional I read Jeremiah 31:21 and the word guidepost jumped off the page.
“Set up road signs; put up guideposts. Take note of the highway, the road that you take. Return, Virgin Israel, return to your towns.”
Jeremiah 31:21
Becoming lost or disoriented as a follower of Jesus is a common experience for most of us. As we travel the roads of this life, we are forced to travel new paths. Therefore, we sometimes feel we have lost our way, our perspective, and our connection to God… and each other. Sometimes, it seems we have traveled a great distance without seeing a guidepost.
What have you prayed for that you feel God has not answered? Do you sometimes feel he is not listening? Do you feel he is not even there, so why pray? Perhaps, you are praying for a job, healing, a spouse, a child, a home, school, etc. and you have become discouraged and feel “lost and alone.” If that is you, Look for a guidepost, a sign to point you to the good things he is doing in your life and the lives of others. I pray that God sends someone to help share their story, the reason for the hope that is within them.
Our Story
Perhaps our own story is the most helpful thing we can give to others. We must share those moments when a guidepost appeared that sent us in a new direction or connected us to paths along the road that led us to God. I give you this challenge. Go on Facebook and respond to this message, writing a comment, sharing a testimony. And, take a moment to read the testimonies of others, and reply to them. I believe this will be a powerful experience for us all.
“You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everyone.”
2 Corinthians 3:2
As the Apostle Paul says, Let’s open our lives and be God’s epistles today, sharing the testimonies that He has given us.
I am not “lost and alone on some forgotten highway.” I am thankful for the many people who have shared with me their stories and placed guideposts on my path to point me in the right direction. Today, allow the love of God to work through you and demonstrate your care for someone, so the world may know the love of our father.
Copyright © 2023 Chuck Locklear
Also, see Unconditional Love.
Boat Race Science
The study of science can lead to many opportunities to marvel at God’s spectacular creation. Children are curious and often ask difficult questions about God and faith, I’ve often been left bewildered as to how best to provide concrete answers in a manner that young children can understand. References to God’s spirit tend to spark such questions. Science can lead to explanations for the unseen.
The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.
—John 3:8
Wind Force
The wind is a powerful, yet unseen force. It can be confusing for young minds to understand. In an interesting encounter, Nicodemus, a member of the Jewish ruling council, had questions and came to visit Jesus in secret. Jesus told him something shocking, “No one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again” (John 3:5). Nicodemus was confused. In explaining his statement, Jesus compared the Spirt to the wind. It is interesting that the Greek word for Spirit is the same as that for wind.
Wind is made of molecules of air. You can show this to your children by trapping air inside a plastic grocery bag. To do this, pull an open bag quickly through the air. Then, twist the ends closed, trapping the air inside. This demonstrates that air is everywhere, even if we can’t see it.
Air molecules have mass or weight. You can demonstrate this by taping two balloons to a hanger. Hook the hanger over a pencil with the two deflated balloons balanced. Why is the hanger balanced? Because the balloons have the same weight. Fill one of the balloons with air, tie it off, and attach it in the same place. The hanger will tilt, with the inflated balloon hanging lower than the other balloon. Why? The balloon with more air is heavier.
One of the most popular activities in my science class was our boat races. Your own children (or grandchildren) will experience great fun and learning with this activity, which can be done at home.
Preparation
- Boats: Wood shims, from a hardware store, cut in half, work well.
- Masts: Cut straws to three-quarters their length. If using bendable straws, cut beneath the bendable part. Use a lump of clay for holding the mast in place on the boat. (Gorilla tape may also be used.)
- Waterway: I have had the most success using a section of gutter filled about three-quarters full with water. (I usually put two of these side-by-side to allow two boats to race at one time. One can be used through, with a stop watch to determine which boat reaches the finish line first.)
- Sails: Cut out paper sails and use a hole-punch to cut two holes, one on top and the other on the bottom. Thread the straw through the two holes in the sail.
- Wind sources: Try experimenting with different wind sources… lung power (allow the children to blow through straws to move the boats along), hand-held air pumps, and fans.
Ready, set, sail!
Try these variations: Pump air on the right side of the sail to move the boat to the left. Pump air on the left side to move the boat to the right. Make a prediction of what will happen if you place a small weight on the boat. How might this change things?
Afterwards, discuss the conclusions based on the evidence. Wind is moving air. Air has matter, even though we can’t see it. Air molecules can apply a push when they collide with an object like a sail. This push is called force. The object’s movement and speed are affected by the direction and strength of a force. The mass (weight) of the object affects its movement and speed.
Wind is a powerful force, but we cannot see it. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. Lessons in science can help your children gain greater understanding of the mighty power and constant presence of our savior. Conversations about school, friends, and lesson in school are great springboards for spiritual insights. Take advantage of them!
Copyright © 2023 Chuck Locklear
Also, see Science Can Be Fun.
Don’t Fast-forward Through Life
Worry can cause us to miss out on the blessings and joy of life. I often say to students at the school, where I am a principal, “Don’t wish your life away.” Students are so anxious to get on with their lives, to get the party started. My question is, “Do you really want to skip right through all of the significant events of your life?” Instead, slow down and enjoy them. It is often true that we don’t appreciate things and people until after they are gone. Don’t fast-forward through life — It only makes you tired.
This Is the Day
This idea of being present is throughout the Bible. “This is the day that the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it” (Psalm 118:24). Also, some of our greatest thinkers have captured the idea. Emily Dickinson said, “Forever is composed of nows.” Emily Wharton said, “Set wide the window. Let me drink the day.” And, Robin Williams made the Latin phrase “Carpe Diem” or “Seize the Day” famous.
We need to practice being present and work on it daily. Remind your children; rushing through dinner won’t get you to dessert any faster. Remind each other; wishing away the work week won’t make the weekend come sooner. Fast-forwarding through life only makes us tired and unable to find the joy in everyday things and activities.
Don’t fast-forward through life. We can find joy where you are by focusing on being present.
Also, see Be Present.
Copyright © 2023 Chuck Locklear
