What Easter Means to Me

I freely admit to being a spiritual person, but not particularly religious. I abhor religions that try and force damnation and hell on someone just because they don’t believe in a particular religion.

I do believe in Jesus of Nazareth, just as I believe in all the great prophets. Christianity can be your stairway to your God, just as other religions can be separate stairways to other people’s God. It’s not a question of right or wrong, but of which stairway you choose to climb.

This Sunday morning I am waiting for dawn so I can sit on the front porch and watch the sunrise. I will certainly remember the meaning of the arisen Christ and what his resurrection means to millions of people the world over. I love the concept of Jesus and the beauty of Easter. At the same time, I will give thanks to my God for all the blessing bestowed upon our family and community, regardless of religious beliefs.

I wish the world peace, harmony, happiness and Divine Love on this Easter Day. Without Divine Love, all else is meaningless.

Write on,

Mittster

In The Day

I really like the History Channel show, "American Pickers." It's hard to believe that we are living in the 21st century, yet there are people all over the world that still cling to old stuff in barns, garages and basements.

Why is that?

Well, first of all, keepers of old stuff are usually seniors. As a senior myself, I too have old stuff in the shed and nic-nac cabinet. We long for the good old days when life was simple and uncomplicated. Like The Old Man in Pawn Stars puts it, "We like to think about in the day, because it makes us feel good."

In the day was about honesty, truthfulness, being law abiding, a day's work for a day's pay, In God We Trust, children, Christmas with handmade presents, Easter egg hunts, Memorial Day parades with the United States flag flying everywhere, Fourth of July picnics at the park, Labor Day swimming at the pond, and Thanksgiving dinner with family from all four corners of the country.

Greed in the day was stealing a few cookies, while they were cooling, from the kitchen window. You could maybe tell a little white lie once in a blue moon and still feel good about yourself. Partying was snitching a little bottle of tequila from the camp trailer that was used for summer vacation and waking up with a horrible hangover, which kept you from doing it again. Marriage was for a lifetime and making love was for after you got married. Being neighborly and generous was normal, and saying the word God in the Pledge of Allegiance was not embarrassing.

I guess it all boils down to one thing. The past is gone, but we can still respect one another and our planet. It's not too late to get our standards back up to where they were when our forefathers brought forth this great country. Let's practice the Golden Rule and live today like the In The Day.

Write on, brother, write on....

Mittster