Insights of a Thoughtful Life
Reflective thoughts, original poems and cultural commentary–posted weekly
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What is heaven like?”
The little boy said.
“Are there rainbows
And moonbeams and little toy sleds?
I would take my sled
And play among the stars.
Pretend they are
Mercury, Venus or Mars”.
Temple Grandin is an autistic woman. She is presently a Professor of Animal Husbandry at Colorado State University. Prof. Grandin thinks in pictures. Through her mother’s and her own perseverance, she overcame the obstacles of autism. Cattle feedlots and slaughterhouses though out the world use her designs. She is on Time’s list of the 100 most influential people of the century. When young, sliding doors were frightening to her and she was afraid to go through them. But she learned that one must go through doors to make progress. Do you know what is behind the door?
Rising costs may strain the budget, but they also press a deeper question: what are we really trusting to hold life together? For many people I talk to, ordinary life feels harder to afford than it once did. When they buy groceries, they say
Between the reflection and the commentary, Martha’s poem invites us to pause over the deeper question beneath financial pressure: what really steadies a life? Who floats your boat In this this thing called life? Do you feel secure Or drifting in fright? Do you look at others To determine your path, Or seek God in Heaven To help you to last???
When rising costs expose our fears, they also reveal where real peace can still be found. Everyone feels it. The pressure is real—whether at the gas pump or the grocery store. But why does it so often strike fear in
