Abba's Art

Tag: Contemplation

  • Contemplating Life

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    Fred D
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    This Great Smoky Mountains ephemeral, after-the-storm panorama marked the close of another day. The scene evoked a juxtaposed, sobering/joyful contemplation of life’s unknown brevity, and breathtaking beauty. As dusk fell, the confident wisdom of a beloved preacher comforted my thoughts: “What is your life? You are but a mist that appears for a little while…

  • Smartphones . . . Time . . . Bottom Line

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    Fred D
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    Starting the day by turning on my Smartphone subtly, dumbs, numbs and distracts me from optimally tackling the new day’s potential opportunities and challenges. For this ole prodigal, beginning my day talking with my omniscient Creator works best. Wrapping up this morning’s one-on-One talk, rain laden clouds shrouding the mountains outside threatened nixing a wilderness…