This book is a small portion of the continuous flow of ideas that cross my mind continually. This flow is based on life experiences good and bad of myself and others. It is intended hopefully to ignite blazine firestorms of thought, of perspective.

IT CROSSED MY MIND

Short JourneysBy Stephen E. Burnside

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Copyright © 2010 Stephen E. Burnside
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ISBN: 978-1-4520-4543-6

Chapter One

JOURNAL OF STEVE BURNSIDE 11/25/07 – 1/23/08

Life is full of deeps of gales, stresses, shallows. It keeps us in sunny vales in distresses of dark hollows.

Constantly is constantly the most inconsistent unconstituted constant.

I do not fear for my life, I fear not living it.

I like the randomness of ordered clutter, for it is alive, it is of manwoman, akin to the natural meaningful chaos of the universe.

Many of us have the greatest freedom and that is choice, while so many have but one choice and that is to submit.

Thoughts are like smoke that seems to disappear. They may be unseen yet contain the essence of fire and can reach the heights.

Everything has a correct answer which varies with the answerer.

Most of us settle for answers that fit into our lives.

Most are content with answers that seem plausible regardless of the correctness.

"What goes around comes around" sometimes stopping when things are squared.

So many succumb to power, to domination whether good or bad for it is power they do not have and often do not want.

There is always someone who can or will correct what's already correct.

Think about this; we are to our children to our pets as we attribute God to be to us.

I try to be ingenious but I'm always out of genius.

Did you ever notice how many that are, were?

Anger is hard to control, rage is almost impossible to do so.

When "your chickens come home to roost" be sure there's a hen house and a rooster.

Kindness never or seldom shown is like a beautiful singing voice unheard.

Having all you want may not be having all you need.

Make Christmas magic all year around. Its cheer is there, here, waiting to be found.

When we look back upon our lives calm or wild, the best moments will be those we worthily spent with a child.

Do not expect less than what's expected of you nor expect less of yourself than what you expect of others.

Everyday is an adventure even for those who are not adventurous.

Most principled principles are principally affected by the principal unprincipled.

I do not need to go back to the good ole days, I need only to never forget them.

It is life itself that most interferes, most intervenes, most invigorates living it.

Expect and be prepared to possibly accepting the unexpected as they may take you beyond your expectations.

Winter can be so uncomfortable, yet year round I carry snowflake crystals in my heart, evergreens in my mind and the manger in my soul.

Why is sincerity, effort, meaningful intention so unappreciated?

We rally to the momentary plight of a child, but ignore the constant suffering of children.

There is no doubt that excessive doubt is the path to the happening of that doubt.

That which comes easily may depart, be lost even more easily.

The quiet hour is so wonderful in the lives of women, of men, at least until it drags into ten.

To some a thousand dollars is a grand and grand. To others a thousand little things in life are grand.

I reinstated, I restated the understated statements I had stated so unstately before.

When you invite someone into your world, be sure they like its geography.

If things in your life do not add up, check your math.

Your grief is a pain that is primarily eased by you yourself.

Often our children do not understand us as we do not understand ourselves or them, and sometimes there is no reasonable reason for discord.

We mostly point our feet down paths we take but occasionally some small thing detours us, leading to better or worse or both.

The large evergreen reverberated with the sound of a thousand sparrow choir.

We all should be more aware of the dimensions of intentions.

Wishes become reality only if they are real.

If you meet yourself coming and going, slow down and get reacquainted.

The acquisition of vital things is necessary, the acquisition of wealth is not.

The worth of a person or object is based on what our heart feels not what or how high the rating.

It is most urgent that all good people stay resurgent.

For some the eyes of their souls emit endless rainbows.

Goodness becomes wide, bright, crisp, from the very smallest wisp.

Go bumbling, Go stumbling, And though we fall on our face, Let us arise, let us go with grace.

Be a singular person while being part of the righteous whole.

One of the best graces, In all places, Is to sense in mind, in heart, When to start, when to stop, when to depart.

We must not be indifferent to the fact that differences do not make us different.

One of the greatest things of all we can hand to someone is a chance.

Friendly hugs make you feel good, feel tall, but deep feeling hugs are the best of all.

Through winters, springs, summers, falls, a constant was always the crow calls, Calls filling the air, They sit everywhere, Black attired undertakers of the lands, You always could hear their demands, For they are the raider, But we are the invader, Big, loud, extremely bold, Like the squirrel they seemed to scold.

Among the unsung heroes of this earth are they who rise, ascend above the wrongs done to them, who being deemed unworthy stand tall in their worth.

Far too often happens all too often.

We must talk to angels now before they become an escort.

Why should there be such disparity Between quality and rarity, The sun shines equally when it comes to pass, Through diamonds or glass?

Just when did being a good person bring sneers.

When you can be yourself with grace in spite of all, you have it all.

Truly having it all encompasses everything, everything that is really important.

Your all can be held in a warehouse or in your heart depending on what you treasure.

Dissatisfaction comes when we forget or misjudge what is truly satisfying, when we do not realize that it comes not from what we desire but what is good, what is best for us, for all.

Happiness comes not from greed, nor settling for less, but comes with finding the more in less.

She carried butterflies in her heart, Glistening snowflakes in her eyes, And warmth in her soul.

My times of luck run amok, good and bad in random tandem.

I choose often to ignore the unignorable.

Those who think they are unignorable, are primarily deplorable.

When it comes to people I primarily go warily.

Life is wonderful, even when I'm blunderful.

When you cannot have your hearts desire, consult your mind and soul.

Having riches can make us happy, but it is love that enriches us.

If you are not happy with the wrappings or the contents, become the giver not the taker.

To wish and not receive is unfortunate, but to not have a chance to wish is terrible.

Enjoying life makes it tasty, Friendship makes it delicious.

Because we need answers, favors, help, rewards, because we need explanations, because we need to love and be loved, because we want things, want structure, guidance, because we want to lead, to be led, and so much more, we have found Gods to help us.

To see things of beauty pushes us to find even more beauty.

When going forward to our goals, your dreams we must at times look back.

We cannot reach our destinations by ignoring the road taken, or signs along it.

The temptation to resist temptation is what we to often resist.

We must never be so out of it, Never too...