Emotions are an essential part of the human condition. They are the thing that determines the quality of our lives. No matter what happens in life or what conditions we may face, it is our emotions that dictate our experiences. When I look at the balance sheet of my emotions…
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The Texas Tenors a Class Act with Orchestra Kentucky
https://timothy-simpson.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Texas-Tenors.m4a Bowling Green, KY 8/28/31 Life was breathed into an expectant audience in Orchestra Kentucky’s first concert of the Season 21/22 at the increasingly popular venue The SKYPAC, Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center, in Bowling Green, Kentucky last Saturday evening at 7:30 p.m. This Texas Tenors concert was completely accompanied…
Clarity: The Fountain of Youth
Clarity is a word that resonates with me right now. It is something that I haven’t had for many years and I am extremely “desperate” to get it back, if I ever really had it to begin with. I am inspired to write about this upon having watched a video…
Everyone should live in a foreign culture.
Don’t you just love blanket statements? Haha! But, in this case I believe there is a lot of truth in this one. You learn a lot about yourself when you move to a place that speaks a different language, has different ways of doing things, and where the mentality is…
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Trust: What is it?
Trust: What is it? dictionary.com defines in part as … noun reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence. confident expectation of something; hope. confidence in the certainty of future payment for property or goods received; credit: to sell merchandise on trust. a person…
Thirst for Positivity
The best way to not get thirsty is to hydrate before you can get thirsty. Positivity is the equivalent for hydration. It seems like the world is caught in a Merry Go Round of negativity…or is it just me? No, I think there is a lot of negativity in the…
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The Vatican’s Mistake: The problem isn’t the symptom.
The problem isn’t the symptom. What do I mean by that? The statement by the Pope on the question of blessing same sex marriages has caused an uproar in the world. But, I am not writing this about that topic, but the topic is a good example of the very…
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The Problem with Spirituality and living in the World
Let me just preface the following by admitting that my views here are probably wrong and possibly offensive to some folks out there. That and the fact that I am not sure what I really believe any more because of my perception of a world full of contradictions. Really, this…
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Trust, the Opposition, Democracy, and the Building of a Compelling Future
Why do I place a picture of Kung Fu fighters on the same page as a blog about politics? The reason is due to a philosophy that I have begun to think about concerning the American constitution and what the purpose of opposition in politics should be. “In God We…
Impartial: The Entire Senate is Guilty of Breaking their Oath
“I solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be,) that in all things appertaining to the trial of the impeachment of , now pending, I will do impartial justice according to the Constitution and laws: so help me God.” On February 9, 2021 100 members of the United States…