"
ONE LINERS FOR YOUR SOUL" & ONE A DAY
Take these seeds of thought below
and turn THEM into a wisdom tree.
An ounce of prevention is better than a
pound of pain.
...BELOW is YOUR 'ONE A DAY'
for Today
DAILY THROW AWAYS
REMEMBER EACH WEEK a continuing addition to my novel “RUST ON MY SOUL” will be added until the entire novel has appeared. (Published by Bridge Press, 1985) (Distributed Internationally)
Sometime, somewhere in the long ago, someone took one look at an egg, tasted its shell, examined its texture and hardness and said to themselves, “This is worthless,” and threw it away.
It was, indeed, many, many moons ago, but I have no doubt it happened.
People with faulty observations and faulty conclusions throw away good and gracious things all the time.
Once upon a time, someone picked up a watermelon and ran their tongue along its greenness.
It did not pass a multitude of tests; too heavy, the skin – even the mellow, yellow underside, too thick and evil tasting. So it obviously it was of no use and they threw it away.
People with faulty observations and faulty conclusions throw away good and gracious things all the time.
Who are you?
During your days on this earth you are what you keep and what you throw away. You are the product of your decisions; good, bad, indifferent and sometimes, like some decisions I have made, just plain stupid.
But you are also what people think you are, and people with faulty observations and faulty conclusions throw away good and gracious things all the time.
Yogi Berra in one of his famous Yogi-isms once said “You can see a lot by observing.”
And that is definitely part of the problem.
Many see things, but don’t take the time to really observe, to study, to learn, to apply insight on top of plain sight. And when we don’t dig deep enough, refuse to really try to see who a person is so we can better understand them, then we rob them and we rob ourselves.
And it then becomes little wonder that we come up with coo-coo, cock-eyed notions followed by coo-coo, cock-eyed lives.
Who are you? You are not only how much you try to understand yourself. You are also how much you try to understand others.
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OTHER USED BOOKS AT MANY SITES
THE SPIRITUAL
ABRAHAM LINCOLN (AVAILLABLE ON KINDLE) & BEN FRANKLIN'S ALMANACK FOR THE
20TH CENTURY
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BELOW ARE SOME OF THE RAVE REVIEWS ABOUT
"THE SPIRITUAL ABRAHAM LINCOLN."
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"Positive, powerful utterances...skillfully enhancing our
understanding and appreciation of Lincoln while revealing the Divine source of
his strength."
Lt. Colonel C.A. Olsen (Ret.) Asbury College (Professor Ret.)
"The
Spiritual Abraham Lincoln is an
extremely well written book that investigates what might be termed the
spiritual side of President Lincoln. It's both scholarly and very readable. I
came away impressed at Mr. Wyrick's portrayal of the President and with an
altered and enlarged vision of the man:'
William Hoffman, Award winning fiction
writer; author of Blood and Guile, and
Wild Thorn
"Wyrick has
authored a wonderful examination of the spirituality of one of American
history's most devoutly religious leaders...a pleasant and readable book that
has a rich depth of information."
Maynard Pittendreigh Presbyterian minister
"When it comes to invoking religion in
support of any of their decisions, politicians need to sit at the feet of
Abraham Lincoln. Reinhold Niebuhr once called him 'America's greatest
theologian.' Why so great? Because he invariably distinguished between human
works and the works of the Almighty. As Wyrick
says, 'He wore the mantLe of humility easily: because he was more impressed
with what God was doing in the world than with what he, president of the United
States in the midst of an awful crisis, was doing. That is why in his last
major speech he distinguished between both human causes in the Civil War and
the Almighty's 'own purposes.' Lincoln would have agreed that it is better to
leave God-talk out of politics than to decorate human proposals with divinity.
This is a book for our American time. Through his careful study of Lincoln's
career, Wyrick compels us to remember that piety belongs in politics only when piety transcends
politics."
Dr.
Donald W. Shriver
Emeritus
professor at Union Theological Seminary in New York. Author of An Ethic for Enemies: Forgiveness in
Politics
"v. Neil Wyrick's fine work allows the reader to appreciate Abraham
Lincoln's Christian commitment and his prophetic role in American history.
Should have a wide readership."
James H. Smylie Professor of Church History (Ret.) Union Theological
Seminary, Richmond, Virginia
"Neil Wyrick's The Spiritual Abraham Lincolnshould be read by anyone attempting to understand the man who was probably
the most complex person to ever hold the office of president of the United
States. Dr. Wyrick is intent on demonstrating that the spirituality so often
expressed in Lincoln's writings and speeches was not merely lip service to a
Deity, but rather expressions of a profound faith in a real God. It was this
faith that provided the wisdom, compassion, insight and sometimes steel that
Lincoln would need in fullmeasure as he led the United States
through the Civil War. Dr. Wyrick's clear and unpretentious style of
presentation is very much in keeping with the character ofhis subject, and in
so doing, Wyrick makes his point very well that Lincoln, his beliefs, and the
faith that formed them, are as relevant to a troubled America in 2004 as they
were in 1863."
Daniel
Allen Butler, author
of "Unsinkable"; The Full
Story of the RMS Titanic, The
Lusitania and The Age o f
Cunard
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