Seneca, a Stoic philosopher, statesman and dramatist of ancient Rome wrote in his 45th letter on ethics, “We embrace bad things rather than good; we choose one thing and then the opposite; our aims and intentions are all in conflict with one another.” Dr. Martin Luther King put it like this, “There is something of …
Category: spirituality
Auctioning Our Lives Away
Diogenes of Sinope said, "We sell things of great value for things of very little..." Marcus Aurelius said. "We always own the option of having no opinion. There is never any need to get worked up and trouble your soul about things we cannot control." How much of our precious life do we sell in …
Take A Moment To Behold
Scotland’s Scenery, is one of the many Facebook pages I follow. It is a page about people all over Scotland sharing their photos from all over Scotland, many of them are captures of the amazing landscapes of the country. Like many others, I was doing my morning Facebook scroll, when a post from this page …
If Only…
A few weeks ago my wife and I finally after three years got to get away and take a much needed vacation. Our favorite vacation spot is Jekyll Island, Georgia. We enjoy going there in the off seasons, it is our detox place. This time we rented a seaside villa, with an ocean view, we …
Navigating Earth Pt. 2
I have recently rewritten and updated Navigating Earth Pt. 1. I recommend rereading or reading it first before continuing on with Part 2. https://emunatrek.com/?s=navigating Thank you for joining us on our treasure hunt. Back to the Beginning: As stated in Part 1, the Creator gave Israel the instruction manual - the map of the Divine …
Challenge Accepted
A friend of mine challenged me on FaceBook to 7 days of posting memorable or personally significant bible verses. Now the challenge is over, I decided to share all seven post in one area. I would like to challenge those who would want to take up this 7 day challenge to either privately do a …
The Recipe
This following was inspired by a conversation I had with a fellow coworker. I work in the parts department of a Toyota dealership, my particular job is in shipping at our parts warehouse. We wholesale Toyota and Lexus parts locally, throughout the south and internet sales nationwide. The orders we receive from auto body and …
Locked Up
Psalm 92:6“How great are Your works, O Eternal; how exceedingly profound Your thoughts.” Being an offspring of the Boomer Generation, I was blessed with being raised around some great people, who taught me moral work ethics. Recently, I have been battling with a situation on my job where there are some who seem to care …
I Thought I Was A God Chaser
In the mid 1990's I experienced a spiritual tragedy. Being born and raised in the south USA, like most families, we were members of one of the myriads of Christian denominations, actually I was the fourth generation of my family in this particular denomination. Until that fateful day, the day when my wife and I …
The Miracle of Humanity
Its the first week of December, and the sounds, sights and aroma of the season surrounds us all; a season proclaimed to be the season of miracles. The music, TV shows and movies during this season do their best to show the best of humanity, giving and caring for one another in ways that only …
Emuna Trek 