Notes - reflections

         Today is Paul's birthday. It is also the birthday of two long time public school classmate twins, Kay and Ann. Saturday evening you stayed with the boys while Kim and Paul headed to see old friends in Worthington. The boys wanted to watch "The Avengers" after supper -- they had been out playing or swimming most of the day. Trouble began going to bed as they were still wide awake, but eventually (by nine) they were asleep. We had a fun late afternoon/evening with them. Sunday, was another excellent weather day. Family began arriving at eleven twenty and stayed until three or so. Twenty-eight people, including seven kids from ages five to twelve. Good times, good spirits. Everyone appeared to enjoy her/himself from your perspective. Time to head out to lunch. Later, dude. - Amorella

         Mid-afternoon. You had Smashburgers for a late lunch. Carol is presently at Kroger's on Tylersville and Cox picking up essentials. You stopped in to pick up your monthly Bydureon prescription and are waiting. It is going to rain  -- sprinkling at the present. - Amorella

         1456 hours. I've got to watch for Carol. Later.

         You have been checking email and see that Fritz sent a note at your request suggesting Bob Evans for lunch on Thursday; the same day your Class of 1960 gets together Uptown Westerville for its supper gathering. You are looking forward to it. On to a past unclosed subject. Here is your last line of the 7 July 2017 post. - Amorella

         "I [Richard] am not the brightest person on the block, particularly in terms of spiritual thinking."

         1629 hours. I really am not sure what spiritual thinking is. I have to reassure myself that I first have a clear focus here. The problem is that 'thinking' is one thing but 'spiritual' is another; and when spiritual and thinking are put together they may mean something else altogether.

         Aptly put and understood; continue with your definitions. - Amorella

         1637 hours. First, this is like a homework assignment.

         Too many years in the classroom, orndorff. You don't know any other way than to follow what you did year after year in the classroom, even if you, in this case are the classroom. - Amorella

         1723 hours. If I'm the classroom, you are my designated teacher.

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thinking - noun - the process of using one's mind to consider or reason about something: they have done some thinking about welfare reform.• a person's ideas or opinions: his thinking is reflected in his later autobiography.• (thinkings) archaic thoughts; meditations.

spiritual - adjective 1 relating to or affecting the human spirit or soul as opposed to material or physical things: I'm responsible for his spiritual welfare | the spiritual values of life.• (of a person) not concerned with material values or pursuits. 2 relating to religion or religious belief: the tribe's spiritual leader.

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         1731 hours. I'm going with 'reflective consideration' as a near synonym for 'spiritual thinking'. This blog does contain seven plus years of reflective considerations. I accept that at factual in that this blog contains a variety of personal reflective considerations within many postings, many of them hypothetical reflective considerations. These varies in house consideration demonstrate that I am not among the brightest people on the block when it comes to reflective considerations. - rho

         You are arrogant. If you are not among the brightest, how would you ever realize this? - Amorella

         1743 hours. This is a similar simplified rhetorical question. If my IQ were 120, how would I grasp someone with an IQ of 160?  The answer. I do not know enough to understand what I don't know. I become foggy mentally. This happens often enough. An old example found in this blog is that when attempting to define an Angel (a real spiritual messenger); I cannot do so because I cannot define what I cannot understand, that is, I cannot conjure up an empathetic spiritual body that is Angelic by its metaphysical nature. I cannot imagine what it is to be angelic because I am human. The closest example I have in mind is not from a religious book, it is from John Milton's Paradise Lost; it is also from the paintings/drawings by William Blake because both spark my imagination empathetically. Milton and Blake had the creative and artistic talent to stimulate what is spiritual within. - rho

         Do you consider yourself a fool? - Amorella

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fool ^- noun - a person who acts unwisely or imprudently; a silly person: what a fool I was to do this.

• historical a jester or clown, especially one retained in a noble household.

• informal a person devoted to a particular activity: he is a running fool.

• archaic a person who is duped. . .  

PHRASES 

be no (or nobody's) fool be a shrewd or prudent person.

a fool and his money are soon parted proverb a foolish person spends money carelessly and will soon be penniless.

fools rush in where angels fear to tread proverb people without good sense or judgment will have no hesitation in tackling a situation that even the wisest would avoid.

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         1808 hours. Within the above definition I oddly identify most with the proverb, "fools rush in where angels fear to tread". - rho

         You do rush in from time to time, but you also example of backing away from the spiritual when you discover yourself prudent to do so. You are not the brightest person on the block but you are far from being a spiritual fool. It would be arrogant of you to think otherwise. No more today. Post. - Amorella

         1814 hours. I find displeasure in being put in this circumstance.

         Most people find displeasure in having to recognize a human truth, even when, so to speak, it is from their own mouth. - Amorella