Hello, fellow citizens of West Elgin and Dutton/Dunwich, and those beyond our cozy domain! I hope that this is the first of what will become a weekly or bi-weekly series of thoughts and reflections, which I offer for interest, entertainment, and I hope that they will provoke a few thoughts and reactions.
I hope to provide a weekly highlight for readers, and to get us all thinking about these things…
Other columns will appear weekly or irregularly in The West Elgin Chronicle or on my Facebook and other pages, but all of my writing will be shared here in A Scribe’s Musings, The Businesses of West Elgin, Poetry, Meditations and Prayers (CASA), sermons, or in other columns which may be added as time passes. Please read, provide gentle feedback and think!
Your humble scribe, Larry Schneider
larschnr@gmail.com
Latest Posts
- Gratitude, Part 2Gratitude is a philosophy for living, or being. Being grateful is a conscious choice, one that can become a habit, a habit that will enrich your life, and the lives of those around you. Rise above and triumph over what are really temporary inconveniences, delays, and hardships that do not threaten your existence. Ignore social… Read more: Gratitude, Part 2
- Gratitude Part 1“Woke up, got outa bed, dragged a comb across my head. ” (Lennon/McCartney) Who are you when you wake up in the morning? Well, of course you are you, but which version of yourself are you? Will you be getting up on the right, or the wrong side of the bed? Some days we awake… Read more: Gratitude Part 1
- The Benefits of Volunteering: Part 2A Scribe’ Musings: Part 2 The altruistic (unselfish or philanthropic) volunteer technically gives with no intention of gaining any return, but this, I think, is impossible. The giver contributes their energies for free but is repaid in many of the ways mentioned in the previous paragraph. We express gratitude for all that we have received by… Read more: The Benefits of Volunteering: Part 2
- The Benefits of VolunteeringA Scribe’ Musings: Part 4: To volunteer to do something is to offer to help someone else or a group of people, as an unpaid worker or assistant. You come forward, on your own initiative, or step up, to give of your own time, energy, talents to assist or support others. Volunteering is at… Read more: The Benefits of Volunteering
- The Gifts of Christmas Part 2My current favourite form of gifting is an experiential gift. By this, I mean giving something of yourself as the gift, such as your time, energy, something you have made or repurposed, and love. To illustrate, I will mention two of my favourite gifts recently received from my own children. My son loves to kayak,… Read more: The Gifts of Christmas Part 2