Tag: expectation

Spread peace, not fear

July 14, 2020 | 19 comments

There’s too much fear circulating in public thought these days on how to stay healthy and avoid infection. To counter this fear and inspire more peace, I wrote an article for my local newspaper, the Tri-City Herald, that was published

Make God smile while you work

June 26, 2020 | 22 comments

If you’re ever tempted to get depressed about your employment, angry with your boss, or resentful toward co-workers, step back mentally a moment from your workplace, and remember the bigger picture of Life, that above all, you work for God!

Don’t let the pandemic rule your life

June 23, 2020 | 34 comments

With so much news coverage of the pandemic and its accompanying business shutdowns, unemployment, stay-at-home orders, and other economic and social upheaval, it can be tempting to think that the pandemic is ruling, or even ruining, one’s life. But this

I quit asking the question

June 18, 2020 | 29 comments

My daughter applied for a part-time teaching position that had the potential to take her in a professional direction she found very attractive. The family was excited about its possibilities for her. Whenever we met, we’d ask, “Did you hear

No shut down of progress

June 17, 2020 | 21 comments

“Progress is spiritual.” ~ Mary Baker Eddy, Miscellany, p. 181 With economies around the world reeling or recovering from business shutdowns over past months, it might be tempting to believe that progress has been shut down in one’s own experience