Russellings of the Spirit

denial

  • Did You Notice?

    Sometimes it is easier not to notice.  I’m not talking about merely SEEING… skimming briskly across the surface, dipping in a toe here, then here… … absorbing just enough substance from which to fashion a quip, a comment, a post…… Continue reading

  • Seeking Soulpain Relief

    “The reason women have the babies instead of men…” my wife explained, immediately following the birth of our second child, “… is because men couldn’t handle the pain.” After a short time of harrumphing, sputtering, and expressing considerable masculine indignation, I was… Continue reading

  • What would YOU do?

    What if? What if you KNEW – with all the confidence you could muster – that things were going to turn out badly? What if – more specifically – you knew that the path your friend was walking would lead… Continue reading

  • Necktie Truth

    Q: When is a burning bush NOT a burning bush? A: When it is a collapsing tie rack. Ba-dump-bump! Let me explain: Sunday night when I came home I was tired. Earlier in the day, I woke up at 5:00… Continue reading

  • Help Me See

    I need help. I need help with a lot of things, actually. I need help with exercise. Left to my own devices I probably wouldn’t do it with much regularity. So I exercise in a class with a group of… Continue reading

  • Caught in the rain

    It happened again. We got caught in the rain. For the second time this week, my wife and I decided we would go ahead and take a hike… even though the weather forecast said rain was likely. And for the… Continue reading