Tag: dailyprompt

Well, many historical events weren’t particularly happy ones. Maybe I’d like to witness the Christmas truce between the British and the Germans in 1914, but it didn’t last very long. My grandfather fought in World War 1. And my other grandfather was in the merchant navy during both world wars. Either could have been killed. … Continue reading Breakfast with the Risen Jesus

I answered something like this some months ago – here’s my answer again 😀 I never saw much point in tattoos. I do remember bubble gum as a kid, where you’d get this piece of paper that you licked and placed on your arm, and it left a temporary tattoo. It might have been called … Continue reading Keep Praying

I met my wife back in September 1985 at our little Christian Union (CU) in college. Nowadays, the CU is much much bigger, as is the university, so I’d have many more girls to choose from, but I’d also have much more competition 😀. It is quite fascinating having someone commit themselves to you for … Continue reading University of Limerick Christian Union (CU)

To be honest, I don’t think that I should use the word “love”. Maybe “like” would be more suitable. My experience as a child was having Irish culture “rammed down my throat”. People resented that. Certain factions hated all things British or foreign. I can understand why. After independance back in 1922, there was a … Continue reading Traditional Irish Music

I love reflecting on the past. I just find it hard to make up my mind on which day that I’d like to relive. Maybe I’d choose the first day of each new stage or era. I remember back in 1982, I was unemployed and too young for my specific teacher training course. I wanted … Continue reading Oh Happy Day😀

I don’t really cry when I watch movies, but sometimes joyful closing scenes gives me a sensation of tears welling up. It often happens when I watch the Sound of Music – two scenes near and at the end – the wedding and climbing over the mountain: The movie loomed large in my childhood back … Continue reading Sound of Music

What would worry me about erasing one event from history is the unintended consequences. This was illustrated in a Simpsons episode where Homer travelled back in time. Making some tiny tweaks had big consequences for the future 😀. I can certainly think of sad new stories or events that occured in my own life or … Continue reading Unintended Consequences

I dislike conspiracy theories, but maybe someday such a theory might turn out to be true. But I tend to associate them with hateful people or silly people. Maybe a believable one would be that William Shakespeare was a front man and that the plays were written by Francis Bacon, Edward de Vere, or Christopher … Continue reading I Dislike Conspiracy Theories 😄

So much of life has elements of uncertainty. Yet, you can anticipate what might go wrong and address what you can address. That’s what I seek to do. For example, who knows what health problems might occur? But nowadays, we have so much information on looking after your health – physical, mental and spiritual. And … Continue reading Because He Lives

When I was a teenager, we saw 18 as the light at the end of the tunnel. So, perhaps that was the moment. In my earlier teens, we used to think in terms of drinking in pubs and clubs and going to “over-18” movies. As it happened, I committed my life to Christ when I … Continue reading 1980