Those of you who know me well know that My Christmas Cards do not make it into the mail until the end of January… This has become somewhat of an annual tradition. They are a Labor of Love; and they take some time…
This Year, I am trying something different. After 35 Years of Cards printed on Red Card Stock in Black Ink with a Gold Stamp, I am posting My Christmas Card for you here. (more…)
All posts for the month January, 2014
The Course of History
Do you think he knew?
Do you think he had any idea?
Or was he just Showing Up for his Life
And doing what was before him to do?
Do you think the Legend is true that he started speaking
And MAHALIA JACKSON standing by said, “Tell ’em about the Dream, MARTIN?”
Or was that what he planned to say? (more…)
Posted by Arnold J. Mungioli on January 20, 2014
https://livethequestionsnow.com/2014/01/20/89/
Quiescent Faith
Winter.
The Ground is hard and cracked.
Rows of Barren Trees line the streets.
Nothing is Blooming.
But this does not mean that nothing is Happening.
Under the ground
Where we cannot see (more…)
Posted by Arnold J. Mungioli on January 19, 2014
https://livethequestionsnow.com/2014/01/19/80/
Cookies
Do You Like to Bake?
I do.
I was doing my Christmas Baking this week (The Season Continues… We are still celebrating around here…), and as I was mixing the dough with my electric handmixer, I thought back to recipes that read, “Beat for 300 strokes.”
It isn’t that long ago cookie dough was mixed with a fork.
Hershey’s was the only cocoa.
And Nestle’s were the only chocolate chips.
And I began to think about the other Miracles in my Kitchen… (more…)
Posted by Arnold J. Mungioli on January 15, 2014
https://livethequestionsnow.com/2014/01/15/cookies/
RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS
My MOM, at 86 years old, is still one of the most Gracious people I have ever known.
A woman named MARY lives in her building — 90 years old and alone. MOM will always mention to me how when my DAD passed away, this woman, MARY, gave her a Mass Card, and she was very touched by that.
Neighbor — such a Beautiful concept; so available to us to have and to be, though it sometimes gets lost amidst the tumultuous shuffle of our day-to-day lives. (more…)
Posted by Arnold J. Mungioli on January 13, 2014
https://livethequestionsnow.com/2014/01/13/random-acts-of-kindness/
Do Good Work
Radko Chain Link Garland
Christmas Decorations away…
The usual flood of memories and feelings that accompany the various keepsakes…
One that stands out is a colorful Radko chain link style garland, bought years ago at Bloomingdale’s After-Christmas Sale. Each link is made of countless strands of twirled tinsel. The slightest snag completely ruins the look, and it is prone to unraveling at the smallest inadvertent tug.
Back then, the Clerk who helped us was a middle-aged African American Gentleman. (more…)
Posted by Arnold J. Mungioli on January 9, 2014
https://livethequestionsnow.com/2014/01/09/do-good-work/
Season of Hope Alive
Four Days into the New Year.
House still fully decorated …
Still wearing my Christmas Socks and SweatShirt… and wondering if that makes me some kind of lunatic.
The Joyful Noise of Christmas has died down outside my window.
Decorations have come down; Valentines Displays fill the aisles of local stores.
Still, today is technically only the Tenth Day of Christmas. (more…)
Posted by Arnold J. Mungioli on January 4, 2014
https://livethequestionsnow.com/2014/01/04/season-of-hope-alive/
Keep Your Heart Open And Your Eyes Wide
A New Beginning
It’s not a day
Or a Crossover Moment at Midnight
Though those sorts of landmarks are nice to have and worth Celebrating…
It is a Frame of Mind
Like the Non-Judgemental Beginner’s Mindset.
It is a Willingness to Bless our Past
And Let it Go
And to Embrace Fully that which lies ahead;
To take Life’s Face in our Hands and say, “I Will Love You Again!” (more…)
Posted by Arnold J. Mungioli on January 1, 2014
https://livethequestionsnow.com/2014/01/01/keep-your-heart-open-and-your-eyes-wide/
