Are We Ready for Tomorrow?

Are We Ready for Tomorrow?

~In 1975, I didn’t know I’d need a smart phone.

~I knew nothing of this Mac Air laptop I’m using.

~In my great-grand-Father’s Day, he could not fathom how and why a person would need a Model T Ford.  Nobody was asking for them.  Nobody knew how to work on them, or even where to buy gasoline to power them.

Yet, today, I use my smart phone and Mac Air every day.

I hop into my automobile every day. 

These men, and ladies too, didn’t wait around for people to ask for the gadget, phone, auto, computer, or whatever before they decided to build the first one.  They took a leap of faith.  They saw the future first in their own eyes, and then developed, created and built the first one, and then improved it until we are incapable of surviving without these indispensable objects of affection and usefulness.

So, the question is this … what will people need tomorrow?  And do some of us have the guts and chutzpah to go and make it? 

Carolyn and I often ponder what kind of world our youngest grandkids will experience.  What will their college experience look like compared to today?  What will their world political system be like? 

Somebody has to design and build for tomorrow.  Could it be you?

Tomorrow is coming.  Better get ready … NOW!

This is my

morning reflection.

Morning Notes Blog Site

P Michael Biggs

Hope~Encouragement~Inspiration

When the Flame Barely Flickers

When the Flame Barely Flickers

I know without a doubt that I’m writing right now to some someone’s whose flame is barely flickering.  Whoever you are, you need to be nurtured.

This is what I know.  Maybe it will help you.  Maybe you’re being ignored, and by some people who seem to matter to you.  I’ve been ignored before.  I know, it hurts.  But the world won’t end over it.  You will live to see a new day come. 

And a gentle breeze just blew your flame to a brighter degree.

You may have needs.  They might be financial, or maybe physical, a serious medical issue, or maybe a relationship strain.

As you rest your head tonight, call on the God of wisdom and grace to help you figure out what to do about your need.  There are answers, solutions, resources available.  What you may have to do is figure out your own responsibility to meet your own need.  Maybe YOU are the solution to your own situation.  And God will whisper a few ideas in your ear.  Listen for them.

And another gentle breeze fanned your flame again.

Have you lost your job?  That is a tough one too.  Rent, house payments, utility bills still need to be paid.  Mouths need to be fed, and life goes on.  What are your options?  Seek every available solution.  Check out the community services offered by your community, the State and Federal Government.  Resources are available.  Yes, there is some red tape.  Yes, you’ll have to wait in line, and go to their offices, but you never know what’s available unless you try.

And consider other revenue streams – school bus driver morning and afternoons, barista at a local coffee shop, janitorial work, security guard work, and there are hundreds of other possibilities.  Will you do what it takes to meet your immediate needs?

Maybe a small flicker of a breeze just blew your flame again.

This has been a difficult article to write for me.  I’ve had my own moments in life when my flame barely flickered.  I understand where you may be at this moment.

As I read over this post, I’m really encouraging you to figure out what your part is that has to be done in all of these human predicaments.  It starts with you and me putting one foot in front of the other and making the effort first.  That is never easy, but it is necessary.

Normally, in a post like this, I would love to tell you have wonderful you are, how talented you are, how capable you are.  And though that is true enough, tonight my thoughts are on what you can do to improve your own lot in life.  Until you exhaust your avenues of help and resources, what can anyone really do for you?  The answers are probably going to come from your own resiliency. 

And when they come, get ready for a blazing fire instead of a barely flickering flame.

This is my

morning reflection.

Morning Notes Blog Site

P Michael Biggs

Hope~Encouragement~Inspiration

Looking for Miracles

Looking for Miracles

We all like miracles, I think.  Miracles speak of victory, of conquering.  Miracles speak of defeating the odds. 

We all like miracles. 

What if I showed you another slant on miracles?  Consider this.

What if the miracle happened when you and I had the courage to start.  What if the miracle happened at the beginning of the journey?  I love that. 

There is a quote in my files … 

“a journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step”.

And it is so.

Often times, the first step is the most difficult of all.  Ask any recovering addict.  Ask anyone the morning after surgery.  I remember my first morning walk after heart surgery.  I walked a half-a hallway.  It was only 30 or 40 feet or so, but it was a start. 

And those first steps led me to my miracle of recovery and improvement. 

Are you facing a challenge?  Are you in need of a miracle? 

Perhaps your miracle is waiting for your first efforts, your first twitches of a muscle that moves your leg off the bed over to the side and down to the floor.  Maybe your miracle begins with a phone call or a letter to an acquaintance that begins restoring your relationship.

Have the courage to start. 

This is my

morning reflection.

Morning Notes Blog Site

P Michael Biggs

Hope~Encouragement~Inspiration