Brain Teaser*

I hover out there in darkness unseen.
I will shred things to pieces 'till they're just smithereens.
I might serve as a gateway to places unspoken,
Yet I'm sealed off to man, forever unbroken.
I twist and distort, only darkness escapes,
I destroy all I find
Whatever I take

Hint:
I'm a wonderful thing, a mysterious lure.
But if you reach my horizon you're a goner for sure.

*From Brainangle.com

Just a thought.

"Love is not blind - it sees more, not less. But because it sees more, it is willing to see less."
~Rabbi Julius Gordon

For the record concerning age...

You Are 24 Years Old

Under 12: You are a kid at heart. You still have an optimistic life view - and you look at the world with awe. 13-19: You are a teenager at heart. You question authority and are still trying to find your place in this world. 20-29: You are a twentysomething at heart. You feel excited about what's to come... love, work, and new experiences. 30-39: You are a thirtysomething at heart. You've had a taste of success and true love, but you want more! 40+: You are a mature adult. You've been through most of the ups and downs of life already. Now you get to sit back and relax.

What Age Do You Act?

Life Experience

Going along with the January tradition of examining one's life...

You've Experienced 68% of Life

You have all of the life experience that most adults will ever get. And unless you're already in your 40s, you're probably wise beyond your years.

How Much Life Experience Do You Have?

Lyrics to Life: "Hands"

"I won't be made useless
I won't be idle with despair
I will gather myself around my faith
for light does the darkness most fear...

Heartache came to visit me
But I knew it wasn't ever after
We'll fight, not out of spite
For someone must stand up for what's right
'Cause where there's a man who has no voice
There ours shall go singing

My hands are small I know
But they're not yours, they are my own
But they're not yours, they are my own
And I am never broken" ~Jewel, Hands

A friend once wrote that this song reminded him of me. I like to think that my faith is strong enough and my confidence great enough to stand up for those who cannot find their own voices through injustice. I pray that I lean on faith and hope to get through heartache and pain. I hope that I will not be broken by pain and fear but rather only bend to God's will. In the grand scheme one person may not seem like a lot, "my hands are small I know;" but I plan to keep working to make life more pleasant for those around me and to speak up where others are passing by and turning faces from suffering of our fellow men, rich and impoverished, surrounded or alone. No one person can do it all, but I plan to do the most that I can with what I have.

Not generally one to make resolutions, this is my ongoing goal in life; a mission of sorts. It's kind of like the story of the boy on the beach with the starfish throwing them one by one back into the sea as he walked along. When asked why when there was no way he could possibly save them all, he picked up another one and said, "I helped that one."

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This is jsut cool!

Vsevolod Horodyskyj

Ex-Mas Eve

New Year's Traditions

So I'm a day late on this , but que sera sera. There is a Germanic/ Pennsylvania Dutch tradition of eating pork and sauerkraut to welcome in the new year. The pork is a fresh meat, thus representing the new things ahead, fresh outlooks, and new wealth. Sauerkraut, a traditional pickled/fermented cabbage dish, represents thanks and remembrance of lessons learned and bounty from the previous year. This meal is shared with family and friends on New Year's to celebrate and to share remembered and future blessings. While I haven't actually had my share of this dish yet this year (I'm making it later this week), I'm still going to take advantage of time to reflect and to project.