“‘If you are contented with simply being nice, and you are ignoring that the ability is a gift from God, you are still a rebel’ – C. S. Lewis” “‘Immaturity’ is really selfishness and self-centeredness – putting our own pleasures and happiness above everyone else’s needs and happiness.’ “Take Time to Reflect:“I feel most secureContinue reading “from Rachel: Identifying Your Own Way (part one)”
Monthly Archives: February 2026
Nightmares of Work
Dearest Rachel – I can’t believe that I still have days (well, nights, actually) when I find myself agonizing over something I need to do for work in my dreams. To call them nightmares might overstate things, but having to go in to the office and deal with Mohinder rather does border on that territory.Continue reading “Nightmares of Work”
Follow Through and Follow Up
Dearest Rachel – I promised you yesterday that I would follow through this morning with regard to working out on the treadmill after nearly a two week absence, and then follow up with you about how it worked out. So, that’s what this letter is mostly going to be about. But first, I have toContinue reading “Follow Through and Follow Up”
Socks in Bed
Dearest Rachel – For all that our bedroom was an addition tacked on later (and cheaply, we both had to agree) to the building, and therefore not connected to the main house’s HVAC system, and therefore quite cold in the winter without the wall-mounted space heater running (which would occasionally cause the room to getContinue reading “Socks in Bed”
We Are the Shoggoth
Dearest Rachel – Last night saw me alone in the bedroom throughout most of the night. Not a complaint, just stating the way things are some evenings; the boys do their thing in the family room, and I’m left to entertain myself in my wing of the house. It’s life as I know it, andContinue reading “We Are the Shoggoth”
Not Meant For Us
Dearest Rachel – Back when I still had dreams of making a YouTube channel, and trying to settle on a topic, I considering discussing the Nacirema which, for all that I remember reading about them when I was much younger (although now I’m starting to think it was a bit of the Mandela effect), IContinue reading “Not Meant For Us”
A Cold Atop The Cold
Dearest Rachel – I had fully intended – and had even begun – a second letter to you for yesterday, regarding the fact that I wasn’t dealing with a case of the ‘Sunday Scaries’ that some of the others were anticipating upon their return from Honduras. I think you know what I’m talking about, evenContinue reading “A Cold Atop The Cold”
from Rachel: Recognizing the Evil Within (part five)
In the blanks below write the two most significant statements in today’s reading assignment. Be prepared to discuss why the statements you chose were significant to you.“You should be able to see why that renewal of the mind is so crucial – if the mind is deceived, the battle is lost – very important toContinue reading “from Rachel: Recognizing the Evil Within (part five)”
Letters to Rachel 