Tag: dailyprompt

Any significant decisions that I ever made were only made after much thought. I don’t think I’d describe them as “following my gut”. But perhaps intuition sometimes does play a part. However, for most decisions, I can’t say if they were exactly right. For example, when choosing careers, where to live, and so on, things … Continue reading Where He Leads Me, I Will Follow

This post needs a spoiler alert. If you’ve only seen the original 1977 movie, beware 😀. So, isn’t Anakin Skywalker the same person as Darth Vader? Yes and no. He is the same person, but at the close of The Empire Strikes Back, he had a dramatic conversion from the dark side. You didn’t see … Continue reading Anakin Skywalker

I was brought up a Roman Catholic. I was curious about other religions and Christian denominations, but the default mode was just to assume that whatever everyone around you believed was true. In my teens, I got into the Beatles music. And because they were my heroes, maybe reading interviews and their history was the … Continue reading The Assumption

I first heard Bob Dylan back in 1973, with the song; Knocking on Heavens Door. I took little interest in him until I heard Like a Rolling Stone one Sunday in the Summer of 1979, while walking with my radio in Fountainstown, Cork, a nice beach resort that we spent a lot of time at … Continue reading I Believe in You – Bob Dylan

I did learn Irish and French in school, but I was never fluent. So, I just speak English, and I’m happy with that. Some ultra-nationalists in Ireland tended to want everyone to speak Irish and distance themselves from English-speaking cultures. I never embraced that outlook. I do like being Irish, and I like some aspects … Continue reading English

I answered a similar question a couple of days ago. So, I won’t write much today. I don’t feel much different or wiser than I was 20, 30, or 40 years ago, so I’m not sure if my advice carries much weight 😀. In spiritual terms, opinions vary on religious and political outlooks. Sometimes we … Continue reading Focus on Jesus

What exactly is meant by being inspired by someone? My instant answer could be Jesus, but I like to think in terms or ordinary humans, like myself, who’ve somehow managed to accomplish great things. I tend to think of people I could imagine myself wanting to be like if I were starting my life again. … Continue reading It’s a Tough One

Well, we’re all aware than things can go well, wrong, or badly wrong in each of the key areas of life: We live in an age where we have abundant advice or tips available for all these areas. Even when you take all the good advice, things can go wrong, but you increase your chances … Continue reading Think Ahead