Wrestle with life, then grow and learnPublished: Friday, February 19, 2010 9:11 AM US/easternBy NATHAN DAY WILSON Wrestling with life, while always difficult and sometimes traumatic, is both unavoidable and, more importantly, necessary because wrestling with life helps us develop vision in life as well as expectations. Wrestling with life gives us insight as wellContinue reading “Wrestle with life, then grow and learn”
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Journaling
Feeling emotional? Write it downBy Nathan Day WilsonPublished: Friday, February 5, 2010 9:11 AM US/eastern I love the ability of writing to change lives. My life, your life, our lives as a community — writing has the capacity to change them all, and change them for the better. One of the ways our individual livesContinue reading “Journaling”
Delta’s Customer Disservice
It’s hard to know whether Delta or Northwest has worse customer service. With their merger, I suspect the two employ a scorekeeper to mark which representatives have not helped the most customers. Today my guess is that Delta is in the lead. Nathan Day Wilson
Dónde está el amor?
“Dónde está el amor?” This was the question posed by a priest in mass today outside Chiapas, Mexico. “Where’s the love?” he asked us – when some control so much and manipulate those who have so little; when some limit education to the wealthy only; when some restrict the flow of natural resources, such asContinue reading “Dónde está el amor?”
Now I’ve read some boring books in my life. Of that, there is no doubt. But at least I can say that most, perhaps all, of my boring reads were assigned, not selected. Not so for my neighbor on a flight today. He, by choice, was reading Robert’s Rules of Order: All You Need toContinue reading
Who will do God’s will?
Imagine the following scene. In a hurry, as usual, familiar words rush from your mouth: “Your kingdom come. Your will be done, on Earth as it is heaven.” Suddenly, abruptly, almost curtly, a voice responds: “Are you sure?” Shocked, you reply, “Sure of what?” The voice continues: “Sure that you want my will to beContinue reading “Who will do God’s will?”
Questioning the prayer
Questioning the prayerBy Nathan Day Wilson How many times have you said The Lord’s Prayer? A few hundred times? Many thousands? Never at all? The prayer is a work of beauty, especially Matthew’s version with its pleasant cadences and well balanced couplets. Try reading this aloud so you can feel the pulse: “Our father inContinue reading “Questioning the prayer”
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Light of truth in healthcare
The Shelbyville News Light of truth in healthcareBy Nathan Day Wilson First of all, thank you for the many emailed, telephoned and in person compliments on last week’s column. And, thank you for the complaint: a good reminder of the difficulty of writing hyperbole. I appreciate them all. It was a fun column to write.Continue reading “Light of truth in healthcare”
Custom made or cookie cutter religion
My wife Janice likes to bake, which is good since I like to eat what she bakes! It’s one place where our universe aligns and everything works out peachy. Cookies are her specialty. Her cookies may be tried and true, such as chocolate chip or my favorite monster cookie, or they may be new andContinue reading “Custom made or cookie cutter religion”
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