Stream of Consciousness

Stream of Consciousness

I still remember the phrase, stream of consciousness from studying The Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man by James Joyce. This term describes my life about as close as anything else. In other words it appears to be a series of random activities. When I think about it there is some method to my madness. There are some goals that I want to accomplish. For example, I want to lose weight and get into better physical condition. Therefore, I try to work out at the gym every day and take my dogs for a walk in the dog park as part of my daily routine. I would love to tell you that this physical activity has resulted in a massive loss of weight. Truth is I haven't lost any weight but I would probably gain more if I wasn't doing all the physical activity that I am doing now. Hopefully, the aerobic exercise is keeping my heart good shape.

I am a retired teacher who has always valued learning. I'm a firm believer in continuous learning. I am always looking for ways to educate myself. Yesterday my wife bought me some computer Bible software. This software is actually very cool as it has commentaries, maps and all sorts of facts about the Bible in one package. I go through periods of time in my life when I'm interested in reading the Bible and times when I barely go near it. I am presently going through season when I am studying from it once again. My favorite books in the Bible are Job, Psalms, Romans and Ecclesiastes. I also enjoy the imagery in the book of Ezekiel. I would never describe myself as being a good Christian. I simply have too many weaknesses of the flesh. I tried to correct some of my defects of character but I am usually left frustrated by my lack of progress.

Lately, I have been listening to podcasts by Joel Osteen. What I like about Joel's messages is that they are very positive and encouraging in nature. Too many times I have attended church services where I have felt worse about myself coming out than I was going in. Fortunately, I do not feel this way after listening to Joel Osteen sermon's.