Mondays Thoughts

Hello and good day. It has been awhile since I have had the energy and the will to post. The sayings are true: "In every life some rain must fall", and "When it rains it pours". Aside from the natural rain that has inundated our fair city over the past months, it has been "raining" in so many other areas. Events in our lives happen at an exponentially accelerated rate and before you know it so many significant things have occurred right under our noses. Think about it; who would have guessed we would "witness" the death of Osama Bin Laden, the devastating tornado in Alabama and it's neighboring states, the massive flooding in Memphis and the earthquake and nuclear crisis in Japan, to name a few. As I listen to the local news on my television I learn that a 3 year old boy has just died from a gunshot wound to his head 2 days ago. Downtown someone randomly unloaded a gun into the home of his parents through a window. A 14 year old male was found murdered in a ditch behind a local school and his father is burying him today. Casey Anthony is about to go on trial for allegedly killing her beautiful daughter. My wife's mother was hospitalized Sunday morning with health issues and as we were returning from visiting her in the hospital in Cincinnati I received a call from my friend, Ron, in North Carolina that his father had just been admitted to the hospital for possible pneumonia. As I'm typing this many of you are making your own mental lists of the tragedies, misfortunes, and unexpected events that have occurred in your own life. I believe the Bible when it states that "Our life is just a vapor". We are all subject to being here today and gone tomorrow. When I look at this world and all that we are surrounded with I can see why some people choose a life of seclusion. But this is not the answer. We can meet our demise in the comfort of our homes or in an auto accident, a plane crash, a bullet or any number of situations. So today, let us eat, drink, and be merry. Not in excess, but in the sense of loving life, being mindful as to what a precious gift life is, and always regarding the Love for our fellow man/woman. As I pray for others I also pray for myself that I will never intentionally hurt or harm others and that I will be quick to listen, careful when speaking my words, and slow to anger.

Have a great and safe day.

Dennis