Month: April 2024
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Daily Happiness
What are 5 everyday things that bring you happiness? The principal thing that consistently helps me to remain happy is my family. I love my wife and children. Helping them lead fulfilling lives helps me to lead a fulfilling life as well. Naturally when they suffer and struggle and I can’t help them, I am…
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Optimism
Describe one positive change you have made in your life. Much to my surprise I have been becoming more optimistic. With months into my daily habits of blogging, digital art, and scripture study I feel like I am really on the right track at this point in my life. I am becoming convinced that the…
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Earthly and Divine Principles
A few weeks ago I shared this picture of four snakes. A I have pondered my own art I have come to the conclusion that it need to mean something more than just thumbing my nose at St. Patrick. The snake is an earthy symbol. They are very grounded spiritually in this reality. Each of…
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How I Exercise
What’s the most fun way to exercise? I don’t do traditional exercise. I get my exercise from doing practical tasks and chores like walking to the store, carrying laundry and garbage, getting up and down for diapers, and holding the valve of our bathtub hose in place to fill the tub. I see very little…
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Reading the Scriptures
What book could you read over and over again? I have a book affectionately called a Quad. It contains the Bible, the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine & Covenants, and the Pearl of Great Price. If I’m haggling I will call that one book. I have studied it, pondered and prayed about it, read and…
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Atheist Hell
Atheists don’t believe in hell. I mean of course they don’t, right? They believe that when we die we cease to exist. They believe that when those that love us die even our memory will cease to exist. Obviously there are nuances. Claiming that all atheists believe one particular thing denies their individuality. I don’t…
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Who I Would Be
If you could be a character from a book or film, who would you be? Why? If I could be any character from any book I would have to choose very carefully. I wouldn’t want to choose a preindustrial world. So for instance Aragorn from Lord of the Rings would be out as well as…
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General Conference April 24
I tried to watch the LDS General Conference sessions today. I have a hard time sitting still when I’m getting a lecture. I also had to take several long breaks to deal with the needs of the family. Of the four hours I probably managed to watch about a half hour here and there. One…
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Magic and Cosmos
What animals make the best/worst pets? We have two three year old female black cats. They are the only pets I have ever really gotten along with in my entire life. They are named Magic and Cosmos and they are the best pets. I don’t know about your cats or your dogs. If you happen…
Latter Day Sinner 