by Robert Jones | Oct 28, 2018 | Robert Kenneth Jones Journal
“A desire to kneel down sometimes pulses through my body, or rather it is as if my body has been meant and made for the act of kneeling. Sometimes, in moments of deep gratitude, kneeling down becomes an overwhelming urge, head deeply bowed, my hands before my face.”...
by Robert Jones | Oct 25, 2018 | Robert Kenneth Jones Journal
“Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.” ~ John Quincy Adams (Sixth U.S. President) Life is unpredictable. Just when things seem to be going our way the rug gets pulled out from underneath...
by Robert Jones | Oct 21, 2018 | Robert Kenneth Jones Journal
“There must be always remaining in every life, some place for the singing of angels, some place for that which in itself is breathlessly beautiful.” ~ Howard Thurman Howard Thurman was the grandson of a plantation slave in Madison County, Florida. Profoundly...
by Robert Jones | Oct 17, 2018 | Robert Kenneth Jones Journal
“Wisdom is ofttimes nearer when we stoop than when we soar.”~ William Wordsworth The wounds and pain that we suffer are the very experiences that provide us with information to navigate as we progress along the winding path of life. It has been said that the bamboo...
by Robert Jones | Oct 14, 2018 | Robert Kenneth Jones Journal
“He that would have a perfect brother must resign himself to being brotherless.” ~ Italian Proverb I’m not perfect…Nobody is. When we expect perfection of ourselves or others and find it to be lacking, the next step is to find someone to blame. Blaming other people,...