Today 2017-06
Today is tomorrow’s history! What greatness can you do today that can be written about tomorrow? Tomorrow hasn’t happened yet, so think and do today!
Den Betts
Monthly Archives: February 2017
Jesus Came 2017-05
Jesus Came 2017-05
Jesus came – NOT just to prepare us for living for eternity, but to teach us how to live daily. The early Christian church life was originally called” The Way”. The way of life that was so different than the rest of the world at that time. Jesus was a teacher; a teacher of life and He still is as such. His words from before, written in the Scriptures are His words for us today, and we have just to listen and learn. He came for those then and for us now and His words are not stale, ancient or void of meaning. The “Way” is here today for us to find redemption and understanding. Listen to the words, Listen………
Den Betts
Awakened to God 2017-04
Awakened to God 2017-04
Negative thoughts creating black shadows in my mind.
Clouds of perilous despair rage rampant in dreams of dark adventures.
A feeling of being lost amongst beings not of my elk.
“Woe to me, I say, woe to me” as I hide my head in sorrow.
A sound awakens me from my stupor, then a pinprick of light beckons me to look above.
My God, My Savior, reaches toward me, enveloping my soul, surrounding me with love,
understanding and comfort reign and I am at peace.
A simple thank you of four words are spoken— Thanks be to God” over and over again;
“Thanks be to God.”
Den Betts
The Mystery 2017-03
The Mystery 2017-03
The melodic sounds resonate
Filling the open void with exquisite timbre
As life acquired from the sound,
Pulsated with a living, quivering pulse of being
Looking down the uniqueness observed
What was, is and will be
Seeking action, it, morphed into
a substance, enveloping all.
Those below, tingled with the essence of creation
Acknowledged understanding, because a single thought
of knowing the mystery, it was no longer unknown
BUT, instead, a shared and loved emotion
Finalization was apparent and welcomed
As the true being, became as one with all…………..
Den Betts
The Challenge 2017-02
The Challenge 2017-02
The challenge is not in knowing the common element of being, but
The understanding of the mysteries of life is the greater quest to know.
To delve into the unknown questions given to us and realize the answers as
Realized, is an ultimate trip of life.
Not being afraid to question those unanswered thoughts and subjecting
Them to a detailed thinking process, is a goal worth trying for in life.
Not being afraid of the ultimate and final solution is an undertaking of complete confidence
By touching on the unknown abyss of thinking and arriving at the final solution.
This gives the seeker an untold advantage in life’s guidance of living the whole as one and the
complete satisfaction is arrived at with only a complete filling of accomplishments
Den Betts
Role Model 2017-01
I thought of this poem when contemplating the many turmoil episodes of the period since election in the U.S.A. of last fall. We ALL are responsible to those that look at us for guidance and inspiration. When we do NOT do things that make an example to those that look, we are the ones that can be blamed. The same goes for those leaders that show just how shallow they are in life and we are stuck with the consequences. Nuff said….
Role Model 2017 – 01
A child learning of life
From the day it’s born.
Skills to be used
Through daily strife
Taught by the ones
That are figure heads;
Good, bad or indifferent
It learns from their stead
Macho, cool, in and such
Words not important
But many times said.
Honesty, ethics, rising
Above; some things other
Than the things they love.
Taking after the leader
And teacher, not becoming
A peer pressure seeker.
Looking beyond today for tomorrow
When the quality of life
Will be of joy, not sorrow
The responsibility is there-
Not for another, but to the role model
Sister or brother.
To instill a feeling of self
Respect, is a chore for all
To want and should expect.
Den Betts
thebettsden 