Simon's Thoughts On Wit & Wisdom

The New Year

2012-01-01T08:48:00.000-08:00

The New Year
Is just like a new day
Except it is longer and has
A lot more new opportunities!

Procrastination

2011-10-30T08:07:00.000-07:00

Procrastination isn't all bad...
Sometimes you create something
Really great while avoiding responsibility!

If the Arrows

2011-10-30T07:34:00.000-07:00

If the
Arrows
And bullets
Were smiles
And chuckles
War might be fun

Laughter

2011-10-30T07:33:00.000-07:00

He who
Laughs last
Lives longer!

Laughter

2011-10-13T08:23:00.000-07:00

Laughter
Massages

The heart

Humility

2011-04-14T05:00:00.000-07:00

Humility

Is not taught

It is learned from

Personal experience

Shortcomings

2011-04-14T04:56:00.000-07:00

Your shortcomings follow

You into your dreams

Where you either

Face them or

Wake up!

God Listens

2011-02-13T07:16:00.000-08:00

God

Even

Listens

To the quiet

Mind whispers

The Brain

2010-11-05T16:00:00.000-07:00

In some people it's quite like
A ball of twine wound so tight

In some people it's all tangled
As if, somehow, by a cat wrangled

It's often under used
And quite easily amused

It's the repository of all we are
And with a little care'll take us far

Genius

2010-11-05T15:55:00.000-07:00

Genius applies to
Everyone in some sense, but
Not
In general to
Us all,
So, take the time to find yours!

You Don't...

2010-11-05T15:51:00.000-07:00

You
Don't
Have to
Be a wise man
To know which way
The wind's blowing if it's
So strong it knocks you down!

Nausea

2010-10-30T12:40:00.000-07:00

Nothing succeeds
At emptying an
Unsettled
Stomach quicker than
Eating
A fatty meal!

And yet

2010-10-30T12:19:00.000-07:00

And yet
become knowledgeable
enough to answer questions

Don't

2010-10-30T12:13:00.000-07:00

Don't let
what you do
consume you totally
for it will drive some away.

My Rock

2010-10-30T12:03:00.000-07:00

I have a rock in my pocket
It's as smooth as can be

It reminds me of God
'cause it comforts me

Happiness

2010-08-26T10:30:00.000-07:00

Happiness

is within us all

We just have to nurture it

Time

2010-08-25T15:12:00.000-07:00

Time
Is like
Change
It never stops

A Smile

2010-08-12T14:29:00.000-07:00

A smile
On the fly
Will multiply

When You're Miffed

2010-08-12T14:24:00.000-07:00

When you're miffed
Try a paradigm shift

The Way it Was

2010-08-12T05:06:00.000-07:00

If
The
Way
It was
Was like
The way it is
It wouldn't be
That way any more...
Someone would change it!

Family

2010-08-12T04:59:00.000-07:00

Family means your brother
Always has your back when
Mom's on the attack, even
If he knows he'll
Lose some privileges... 'cause
You'll do the same for him.

Foible

2010-08-12T04:56:00.000-07:00

A foible
Is someone
Elses wierd habit

Cicadas

2010-08-05T14:30:00.000-07:00

Cicadas
Are God's
Reminder that
You don't have to be
Big to make a lot of noise!

Preparedness

2010-08-02T18:00:00.000-07:00

Pound for pound
Proactive prevention
Beats reactive treatment

The Ideal Life

2010-08-01T07:35:00.000-07:00

The
Ideal
Life is
Made up
Of Random
Acts of kindness
Intermigled with
The joy of the receiver

Smile!

2010-07-24T07:48:00.000-07:00

A smile takes years off
A frown adds more years on
A scowl usually doubles them all

Every day you have a great choice!

Have you ever?

2010-07-24T07:29:00.000-07:00

I say...
Have you
Ever sat mesmerized
In your car, watching raindrops
Racing each other down your windshield?

It's quite relaxing.

Sometimes

2010-07-20T02:29:00.000-07:00

Sometimes going with the flow
Means you have to
Paddle harder

Skill

2010-07-08T19:33:00.000-07:00

Skill

Plus will

Results in

Jobs well done

Green

2010-07-04T08:42:00.000-07:00

Just
When I
Think how
Great green is
I remember I have
To weed the garden!

You know

2010-06-30T06:36:00.000-07:00

You know
You're still alive
When your body can
Still carry your mind around

The mind

2010-06-30T06:33:00.000-07:00

What you do

With your brain

Develops your mind

Change

2010-06-30T06:31:00.000-07:00

Change keeps

The mind sharp

But the brain gets tired

Skill

2010-06-30T06:29:00.001-07:00

Skill
Plus will
Results in

Jobs well done

The Best

2010-05-12T17:56:00.000-07:00

The Golden Rule
Is still the best tool!

Have you noticed?

2010-05-05T11:47:00.000-07:00

Your
Smile is
Reflected on
Other's faces!

Day's End

2010-05-03T02:40:00.000-07:00

Days End

I just ask myself

Would Mom be proud?

Memories

2010-04-17T09:15:00.000-07:00

In the

Archives of the mind

Images are frozen in their time

(my first love is still 7 years old)

Small

2010-04-15T12:08:00.000-07:00

We may be small, but
There's a galaxy in our finger tip

Take a close look
And then think about it.

Time

2010-04-15T12:05:00.000-07:00

Savor time as it slowly passes:
It wont return for lads or lasses

Sunshine

2010-04-15T12:01:00.000-07:00

Sunshine
Is mighty fine

In the dead of winter
When the cold is bitter

Filling me with great joy
Like when I was a little boy

You

2010-04-15T11:56:00.000-07:00

The true you
Is way down deep

And mostly doesn't
Let out a peep

But when it does
You'll want to listen...

For sweet advice you'd
Otherwise be missin'!

The Race

2010-04-15T11:52:00.000-07:00

In
The
Race
Of life
You really
Don't want
To finish first,
Or not even last!

Humor

2010-04-15T11:48:00.000-07:00

Health relies in part
Upon the
Most precious
Of commodities:
Really funny stuff

Man

2010-04-07T00:21:00.000-07:00

In a perfect world

A man and his money

Would be well spent

The Best

2010-04-07T00:16:00.000-07:00

When the best

Meets the best

The best provides

The best challenge

To the best and

The winner is

The best

****

Butler Bulldogs

Are the best

Challengers

of the year

Your Time

2010-03-25T00:05:00.000-07:00

When your time comes...
If you're good with the Guy
Then you're good to go!

The Brain

2010-03-24T23:58:00.000-07:00

In some people it's quite like
A ball of twine wound so tight

In other people it's all tangled
As if, somehow, by a cat wrangled

It's often under used
And quite easily amused

It's the repository of all we are
And with a little care'll take us far

The

2010-03-24T23:57:00.001-07:00

Friend

2010-03-24T23:39:00.000-07:00

Forever
Remembered
In each needful
Event
No matter what
Develops

Beauty

2010-03-24T23:35:00.000-07:00

Beauty
May be skin deep
But so is ugly!

Physics and Life

2010-03-24T23:31:00.000-07:00

Physics says
That for every action there's
An equal and opposide reaction

Life says
It ain't necessarily so!

Dawn

2010-03-24T23:26:00.000-07:00

Dawn creeps so silently
Through the darkest night

Slowly bringing light to
Our sleep impaired sight

Culminating in the radient
And pristinely bright sunlight

Clearing away our nightmares
and the fog of irrational fright

Once again as we slowly awaken
God reassures us we'll be alright

The True You

2010-03-24T23:03:00.000-07:00

The true you
Is way down deep

And mostly doesn't
Let out a peep

But when it does
You'll want to listen

For sweet advice you'd
Otherwise be missin!

Any boat in a storm!

2010-03-12T08:59:00.001-08:00

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Originally uploaded by Ana Santos

Origami to the rescue!

Life

2010-03-07T06:53:00.000-08:00

Life may be in the little things, but
Don't let them distract you from
The big picture!

The Top

2010-02-24T05:34:00.000-08:00

Getting

To the top

Is dangerous.

Most people try

To stand on the top

Rung and they fall off!

Research

2010-02-24T03:00:00.000-08:00

The true meaning of the word is:

To find the answer for which you seek
You have to search again and again and again!

Fun

2010-02-24T02:41:00.000-08:00

What's fun for one
Is not for everyone

Bleak

2010-02-18T07:28:00.000-08:00

When times seem so bleak
Don't let your courage leak

Mark Heine Images: Tree fog

2010-02-17T13:15:00.000-08:00

Mark Heine Images: Tree fog

Timely Thoughts

2010-01-23T11:55:00.001-08:00

Timely Thoughts
Are a Gift from God to
Smooth our conversations

Re-gifting

2010-01-23T11:21:00.000-08:00

Re-gifting:
Is grass roots
Recycling for all

Pollution

2010-01-20T10:31:00.000-08:00

Pollution of the air

May be harming

The planet, but

Pollution of the mind

Is killing humanity

Confrontation

2010-01-20T10:28:00.000-08:00

Confrontation

Is one of God's ways of

Developing interpersonal skills

Smiles

2010-01-20T10:20:00.000-08:00

Smiles are the

Universal language

Speak it with every encounter

Snow

2010-01-06T10:43:00.000-08:00

Snow
Is God's
Way of telling
Us that those pesky
Mosquitoes are gone!

Children

2010-01-06T08:48:00.000-08:00

When
Dealing
With children
Think like an adult
But implement like a kid.
It even works with some adults!

Clouds

2010-01-01T10:52:00.000-08:00

Clouds
Are God's
Picture puzzles
For the imaginative
Minds of all His kids!

Smiles

2010-01-01T10:21:00.000-08:00

Smiles
Are small
Encouraging
Words from God

Snow

2010-01-01T10:20:00.000-08:00

Snow is just

Fluffy hard water

The New Year

2010-01-01T10:18:00.000-08:00

The New Year
Is finally here!

You've been given a fresh start
To exspress the love in your heart!

Love

2009-12-30T11:49:00.000-08:00

Water

May be the

Elixir of life

But

Love is the

Elixir of Humanity

Winter

2009-12-27T11:18:00.000-08:00

Softly through the night
It came so quietly white

Dampening the noise all around
As it slowly covered the ground

Naked trees reached into the sky
Trying to grab snowflakes on high

Their limbs just turned white
As the snow swept into night

And seemingly without reason
Winter became the final season

Holiday Fatigue

2009-12-22T17:26:00.000-08:00

Holiday fatigue is your due

If you wrap presents till you're blue

Next year start before Thanksgiving

And life will be more worth living!

Determination

2009-12-19T20:50:00.000-08:00

Determination
Fuels success!

Life

2009-12-19T08:05:00.000-08:00

Life
Is what it is
Just try to keep up!

Each Day

2009-12-19T08:02:00.000-08:00

Each day

Has it's own reward

Be sure to apply for it!

Your Smile

2009-12-19T07:58:00.000-08:00

Picture

May be worth

A thousand words

But

Your smile

Can be engaging

With results so rewarding!

Solitude

2009-12-19T07:56:00.000-08:00

When

Solitude speaks

You need to listen

Time

2009-12-19T07:53:00.000-08:00

Time

Is never lost

It's just mis-used

Dandelion

2009-12-19T07:48:00.000-08:00

A dandelion

In any other place

Is full of grace!

Snow

2009-12-19T07:44:00.000-08:00

Surely
No one
Objects to a
White Christmas!

Never stop!

2009-12-19T07:27:00.000-08:00

Never

Stop learning!

It's the sign that

You're still living life

The second childhood

2009-11-05T15:58:00.000-08:00

The second childhood is where
We go when we lose those
Skills we learned in the
First childhood

The Shadow

2009-11-05T11:25:00.000-08:00

Out of the corner of my eye
I saw something near by

Of quite variable height
It was the absence of light

It was a copy of me
As strange as can be

Redeeming Quality

2009-11-04T17:35:00.000-08:00

Every day has a redeeming quality
It may only matter just to me

But it’s there whether I find it or not
I don’t always put the key in the right slot

But look For it I must
Or my mind might rust

The Snows of Fall

2009-10-22T08:47:00.001-07:00

The blowing snows of Fall
Are the most colorful of all

Large flakes of red and yellow
Drift through air oh so mellow

Thickly covering the grass so green
Arriving just in time for Halloween

God Put You...

2009-10-11T05:08:00.000-07:00

God Put You Where You Are…

God
Put you
Where you are
For His on reasons

Learn
And teach
Till He is satisfied

Simon Stargazer III

One good turn

2009-09-23T13:56:00.000-07:00

One good turn
Can change a life

Old

2009-09-23T13:52:00.000-07:00

Old is an attitude
Don't you adopt it

Inspired by Steve Wirt

One of many

2009-09-22T17:28:00.000-07:00

Miracle

Is one of the ways

That God says I care.

One will do it

2009-09-22T17:24:00.000-07:00

One good turn

Can change a life

Miracles

2009-09-22T17:23:00.000-07:00

A miracle

Can start with one

Simple act of kindness

Passed on and on, multiplying

As it goes from person to person

One Good Turn

2009-09-07T04:56:00.000-07:00

One
Good turn
Doesn’t get you
Very far

Loyalty

2009-09-07T04:38:00.001-07:00

Loyalty demands worthiness

Life Doesn’t Need…

2009-09-07T04:35:00.000-07:00

Life doesn’t need a bookmark
You always know where you are

Life ’09!

2009-09-07T04:31:00.000-07:00

Life is what it is…
-----Just try to keep
------------Up with it!

A Shared Compliment

2009-09-07T04:29:00.000-07:00

A shared compliment
Sticks like cement

The Star

2009-09-06T19:38:00.000-07:00

Seen from afar
It’s just a star

A point of light
Minimally bright

But get too close
And you’ll roast

Being hot as hell
Don’t ring my bell.

It’s not much fun
This close to a sun