“I am” I said – to no one there. No one heard; not even the chair.

Popeye the (spinach-eating) Sailor is famous for saying “I am what I am” – the same refrain the Biblical Moses heard from the Burning Bush when asking his “Lord God” who he was talking and listening to. Taking The Lord/God’s name in “vain” refers more to what we may say after “I am…” than an inappropriate reference to the Divine.

Each of us has our own perspective: a different vantage point and a unique perception and interpretation. There are things we can see that others cannot – and there are things that others can see, often quite clearly, that we cannot.

Each day is precious – and should be appreciated, enjoyed and shared as much as possible.

How and WHERE someone is buried is often important – to those who may want to visit their grave, tomb, monument, or wall (of honor). Most of what happens (in human society) after a person dies is for the benefit of the living who knew or had some connection to the person who is now dead. Funerals, wakes, prayers, caskets, and graves/markers are more for those who remember the “deceased” than for the body of the person who is no longer using it (who may or may not even be buried and “resting” there).

Ready or not, a fire without aim is never good.

Insanity is often defined as doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results – and yet success often depends on doing something (well) long enough for desirable results to manifest. Insanity or just patience? Perhaps some of both is needed for “success”.