Happiness is.. Surviving the Coronavirus Empty store shelves. Churches voluntarily closing their doors. Banning events of more than 100 people. People advised to stay in their homes and avoid all physical contact with others. I would challenge you would have to go back to WWII to find the measures that …
Read More »Choosing Hope
CHOOSING HOPE: Overcoming Despair Jerry L. Haynes, Bringing Hope And Happiness About 20 years ago I began my passionate quest to Bring Hope and Happiness to Others. Over the years, I’ve done this in several different ways. The project I’m working on now is my most exciting by far Although …
Read More »The Hope Candle
Judy and I were blessed this year to be asked to light the Hope Candle during the first week of Advent. How perfect this was for me because Bringing Hope And Happiness is my life’s mission. I recently began a new book which will help people find a path from …
Read More »September is Addiction Recovery Month
September is National Addiction Recovery Month. I venture there’s not a single one of us that have not had to face the adversity of Addictions. Mine is most definitely food. I know I’m dangerously overweight. It keeps me from doing activities that I enjoy. I take pride in being disciplined …
Read More »Valentines, a time for love
Blog: Valentines, a time for love Valentines is a day to celebrate love. But you know, there are different types of love. You have Storge, which is really more of an affection. (I love my Hokies) You have Phila, which is a friendship. (I have some very special friends, whom …
Read More »Make a Difference
Last winter while we were at our condo in Myrtle Beach, I joined Judy for her daily 5 -mile beach walk. It had stormed the day before, and several starfish had washed up on the shore. I began picking them up, and taking them back down into the tide. I …
Read More »Seeing Beauty in the Simple Things
“The purpose of our lives is to be happy” ~The Dalai Lama Judy and I have been blessed with the opportunity to travel and witness many beautiful views; a beautiful sunset over Paris from the Eiffel Tower, the romance of Trevi Fountain in Rome, the awesomeness of the glaciers in …
Read More »Why I Will Always Have Hope
Anne Frank said, “Where there’s hope, there’s life.” I cannot comprehend how anyone would care to live without hope. When life’s storms rage around us, hope is the ever present life ring ready to be thrown to us. My hope comes in many ways. Certainly my faith is at the …
Read More »Who’s the Boss?
Who’s the Boss? As an engineer, I learned many important formulas; F = ma tau = F/A k.e. = ½ m.v.2 W = m.g. A = π • r2 But for life, I have discovered a much more valuable formula. E + R = O Where E is the Events …
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