Tag Archives: choices

Sand and Sandals

Posted on October 2, 2025 by Doc Arnett

Lessons learned from wearing sandals in the wrong setting led to better choices for mud run footwear. And, sometimes, for choosing a different path. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Metaphysical Reflection, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged choices, exercise, footwear, good decisions, hiking, hiking boots, mud runs, mudruns, pebbles in your shoe, preparation, sandals, shoes, sports, travel, walking | Comments Off

Options

Posted on February 20, 2023 by Doc Arnett

It’s good to truly “fix things” but coming up with a good “workaround” can help us stay sane long enough to figure out the solution. Continue reading →

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Not Quite Paradise

Posted on September 10, 2019 by Doc Arnett

Whether we’re traveling through the Mojave or Walnut River Valley, it’s what we carry inside us that determines whether we live in Paradise or Purgatory. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetic Contemplations, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged attitude, choices, desert, driving through the desert, heat, humidity, Mojave Desert, paradise, southwest US | Comments Off

What to Do When You Don’t Know What to Do

Posted on February 19, 2019 by Doc Arnett

I don’t use this process very often but every time I have used it, it has worked with incredible effectiveness. Continue reading →

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Knowing and Owning Our Limitations

Posted on February 15, 2019 by Doc Arnett

Clint Eastwood once quipped, “A man has got to know his limitations.” That doesn’t mean we have to put them on public display. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Humor, Nature, Prayer, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged choices, climate change, Clint Eastwood, consequences, Don Riley, Kansas weather, theology, weather, wisdom | Comments Off

Tough Choices

Posted on December 11, 2018 by Doc Arnett

Any choice that violates integrity should be an easy choice to make… but it’s right important that we don’t let our pride or prejudice pretend to be “integrity.” Continue reading →

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Margaritaville Syndrome

Posted on August 23, 2018 by Doc Arnett

Staying with a thing even when it’s not fun or easy anymore is a useful life skill. So is the humility that lets us know when our pain is our own damn fault. Continue reading →

Posted in Exercise, Humor, Spiritual Contemplation, Sports | Tagged bike ride, biking, choice, choices, cramping, determination, endurance, exhaustion, Jimmy Buffet, Margaritaville, pain, persistence, soreness, stamina, stubbornness | Comments Off

The Deceit of Duty

Posted on February 8, 2018 by Doc Arnett

Unless we are deliberate and careful, precious time during visits from those we love and cherish may be stolen by a misleading sense of duty. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Family, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged choices, duty, hospitality, housework, time, visits | Comments Off

Higher Learning

Posted on December 11, 2017 by Doc Arnett

An angry young woman learns that better choices usually yield better results. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, College, education, Higher Education, Poetry, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged anger, attitude, black, choices, college student, compassion, Cowley College, early finals, finals, handicap, intimidation, mercy, wise choices | Comments Off

Beyond the Madness

Posted on March 27, 2017 by Doc Arnett

If lots of good practice makes a difference in a basketball game, how much more in the game of life? Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, College, Spiritual Contemplation, Sports | Tagged choices, grace, losing, March madness, salvation, winning, wise choices | Comments Off