THE 42nd GENERATION

Imagine that you are an Israelite in Old Testament times.   Let’s say, it’s about the time when Joshua was appointed to take the place of Moses as leader of Israel (See the Bible’s Book of Joshua, Chapter 1, as well as, chapters before and after that).   Picture yourself just waking up in the morning, in a tent, and facing the start of a new day.   What is your disposition?   How are you feeling about your circumstances?   Are you ready to take on another day?   How are you feeling about yourself, about your fellow Israelites, about your national leader and tribal leaders? Now, picture yourself going through the opening in your tent to the outside, to start your day.   You are going out for breakfast manna that is waiting or going to prepare something for yourself and others.  In making that exit from your tent, believe that you will be in a place that is determined by your disposition, your emotional and spiritual condition.   In other w...

Do you remember the 1991 movie “City Slickers” ?   That's only 20 years ago. "Mitch" is a 39 year old city Slicker, played by Billy Crystal. "Curly" is an old guy, played by Jack Palance.  In a scene where both were on horseback, moving along slowly, herding cattle, they had this conversation: Curly    “Do you know what the secret of life is?” Mitch   “No, what?” Curly    “This.”   Curly holds up his index finger, representing one thing. Mitch   “One finger?” Curly    “One thing, just one thing.  You stick to that and the rest don’t mean nothin’. ” Mitch   “That’s great, but what’s the one thing. ” Curly    “That’s what you gotta figure out. ” Here is a version of the scene on you tube:  "The Secret of Life"   In February 1998, as I was going though some difficult times, I wrote down these thoughts (but let's pretend that Curly said them in the movie):  Curly...