tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70705302024-03-07T13:10:30.626-05:00TRIUMPHan inspirational blog that examines my views and insights from the natural world, christian anthropology and ways to overcome disability
and to make the world a better place.Scott R. Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12643476686546579688noreply@blogger.comBlogger551125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070530.post-25141463225930011862015-12-11T22:07:00.000-05:002015-12-11T22:07:40.151-05:00Victory during AdventThis year we have victory this advent. May the greatness of the holiday make it special for all of you!!!
Feliz Navidad.
Happy Joyful time of year!!
Scott R. Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12643476686546579688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070530.post-91820777050857149392014-09-30T00:54:00.000-04:002014-09-30T00:54:50.351-04:00God Every Day-excellent book by Pastor Mike LutzAn inspirational author speaks about being devoted to the Lord in his newest book, God Every Day, and he features devotions about this subject.
He is a pastor of a church in Caliornia.
His website is www.mikelutz.org
You should check out his work. It is very good.
Scott R. Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12643476686546579688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070530.post-45320270544262833422014-08-17T22:33:00.001-04:002014-08-17T22:33:28.508-04:00Remember the power switchThere are a lot of power switches in our lives.
Let us not forget to use them.
Here is a little example of how this plays out.
In the Lord's prayer.
I looked at a new as Nancy Gould and I were saying parts of the Lord's prayer at a picnic to honor our usher team.
one part says, "Deliver us from evil and temptation. For thine is the power and the Glory."
That switch of turning on the power will Scott R. Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12643476686546579688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070530.post-36147971846376858372014-08-16T19:31:00.003-04:002014-08-16T19:31:37.850-04:00Restfulness
Rest.
Stepping out into the pond.
Letting a stone ripple across its surface.
Ripplets slowly spreading forth from its center.
It has been a while since I stepped out of the comfort of Facebook and onto the blog pages. For the last few memoir group meetings, I have pulled something off of a previously written blog post or maybe read something from a few months ago and read it and left Scott R. Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12643476686546579688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070530.post-6414948489241026892014-07-06T23:33:00.002-04:002014-07-06T23:33:48.728-04:00Our boxer with angelic wings
This piece is dedicated to friends in our congregation who face today the 2 year anniversary of their angel's passing on earth. A momentary fall from earthly life but an eternal entrance to glory.
Her battle in the ring with Neiman Picks Disorder ended two short years ago.
Yet rose victorious over her battle as she lays claim to the promise of those who overcome.
The Scott R. Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12643476686546579688noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070530.post-70263860327713424872014-06-07T21:10:00.000-04:002014-06-07T21:10:05.461-04:00The Beauty and Benefit of WaterAt times the day may not start out great for some of us.
I looked outside and saw Scott R. Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12643476686546579688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070530.post-4987370921319939352014-05-17T23:46:00.000-04:002014-05-17T23:57:11.507-04:00Weaving the Tapestries of your lives at the campfireAs I am sitting at the desk typing this piece as my other pieces here, they are done at the desk which my grandfather and then my dad and now I built our careers and lives successfully. Where decisions get made and where futures are cast.
And I also smell in the distance the aroma of a campfire which brings me to the camping trips that I used to go on with our family and during retreats where Scott R. Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12643476686546579688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070530.post-37129982026126418522014-05-10T22:04:00.002-04:002014-05-10T22:12:02.630-04:00An inspirational VoiceVoice is all about breath. Whatever we do in life causes our ideas to expand and grow.
This breath brought about the life in the beginning can be all about magic.
Voice is what all singers have and is what empowers them.
They have the power to halt and the power to soar.
There was a pepsi song long ago that mentioned, "we will teach the world to sing in perfect harmony."
Voice is that stage Scott R. Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12643476686546579688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070530.post-56316563374718483722014-03-08T12:15:00.000-05:002014-06-11T22:48:51.281-04:00The Beauty of My MotherMarch is Women's History Month. A very important part of the creation of life is that of a woman.
She is that essential ingredient for life to blossom and happen. But sometimes we neglect to share the importance that the women in our lives serve to make our lives that much better.
There are many influential women that I have had in my life who have shaped it and have given it Scott R. Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12643476686546579688noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070530.post-64019159979279882582014-02-08T13:20:00.000-05:002014-02-08T13:20:56.173-05:00The Olympic RealityEvery four years, the Olympics comes to town. Not really in my town but in the town of Socci for this year's Winter Olympics event of 2014. And in the town of our backyards as communities and families gather to watch and celebrate the moments of this great spectacular graceful movements through space and time.
One word can describe the olympics and that is love. And during the same Scott R. Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12643476686546579688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070530.post-43148431998642520562014-01-25T21:08:00.001-05:002014-01-25T21:15:00.106-05:00Fully completing the LoopFalling Up the Mountain
Gracefully going toward the medal stands
Taking it to that next level.
I watched on NBC Shaun White as he attempted to do a triple loop on the pike and the slope style obstacle course.
some thoughts emerged as he attempted to land some challenges amid some injuries and set backs.
Sort of an anecdote for life in a way.
fear drives us sometimes
frustration blocks us up
Scott R. Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12643476686546579688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070530.post-48589599647162315032014-01-12T20:10:00.000-05:002014-01-12T20:10:53.496-05:00The Idea FactoryDistrict 53, I have a problem. I volunteered to give a speech for Jan Jam. Yet I have no idea of where to begin.
Have you ever found yourself to have this problem? In the next 5 to 7 minutes, I am going to help you find ways to take something that may be in your mind and you never knew it before. To have this be effective, I am going to need you to put on your thinking Scott R. Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12643476686546579688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070530.post-44759919372612198522013-11-11T23:33:00.003-05:002013-11-11T23:33:52.671-05:00Looking into the scenes of our livesFrames
Stanzas
Paragraphs
Choruses
Scenes
All of these above words are fractured pieces of a whole that we can grasp reality around.
Have you ever looked at a movie and seen a scene from it and could look at its beauty or its thoughts and be transcended and mesmerized by it.
I like to look at the world in this way.
These fragmented pieces that break off are easier to digest and wrap our minds Scott R. Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12643476686546579688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070530.post-38316066855310966902013-11-09T22:04:00.000-05:002013-11-09T22:04:08.547-05:00IdentityThis poem below was read at the 5th annual Art Trail for an Open Mic Poetry Night Nov 9th:
One
Two
Three
Four
Hands Patting on one's knee.
Identity shifts
Within light and darkness
We are never alone with our shadows that accompany us on our paths.
Walking through the grocery aisles
with a cart that has a mind of its own.
Packages promising Scott R. Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12643476686546579688noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070530.post-28562075176600521492013-11-05T13:44:00.001-05:002013-11-05T13:44:28.020-05:00OctopussesGood afternoon world and a special dedication to my dad who has been gone from us for the past 4 years. For you took a trip as you announced to the hospice nurse that you were packing your bags to get ready to go on a trip.
As I was listening to a conversation between a child and his mom, I overheard the word, "Octopus" and many good impressions come from dwelling and meditating on the Scott R. Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12643476686546579688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070530.post-74599635809188394232013-10-28T00:05:00.000-04:002013-10-28T00:05:51.074-04:00Devotion as the crown jewel to the early church's success.Amazing the impact that the local church had on the world.
I am amazed even today at my friends and their devotion to the word of God.
When I read an interview with my friend Chip, he stated that he read the Bible 3 to 4 times a year through. Now that takes commitment.
And I glance back through world history and I see the birth of the early church.
And that church went through many growing laborScott R. Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12643476686546579688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070530.post-33922553602462256302013-10-20T01:05:00.001-04:002013-10-20T01:21:45.433-04:00Making ImpactGood morning World.
I came from my 30th High School Reunion. A long time passed even though only 5 years from last time.
As I looked at the crowd, I wish I could have scratched some surfaces and seen how the insides of their souls were. Yet I did the best to make an impact on their lives by smiling and being friendly.
Being a little awkward too. But I heard from a few that was their Scott R. Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12643476686546579688noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070530.post-31384334585980898552013-10-16T09:56:00.002-04:002013-10-16T10:09:31.301-04:00In Search of the Lost and Found DepartmentToday, we are going to look at humor and its effect on our lives.
Have you ever had a time in your life when you have ever lost something?
Or many things?
I heard a joke once that goes like this. A gentleman kept losing his stamps that were on the envelope.
He asked, "How can this be for I am very careful to place it on the envelope" The other gentleman said, "well, have you checked Scott R. Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12643476686546579688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070530.post-89359391229951320062013-10-12T12:10:00.000-04:002013-10-12T12:10:57.117-04:00The Eagle's SpiritIn the world today, the spirit influences much of how we live. It has been described as the wind which is invisible within our sight. But it has also been said that you can see its effect from the blowing on a piece of paper. It has been said that relationships bring a grand Karma and blessing to our lives that heals our lives. And the way that spirit manifests itself is how weScott R. Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12643476686546579688noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070530.post-87820749117144514332013-10-01T23:43:00.001-04:002013-10-01T23:43:39.667-04:00Celebrating Life and its mirrored beauty.Good day World. Been a while expressing joy outside of the world of facebook.
I have been reminded of the brevity of life from a post by someone I knew who lost her husband of 50 years tonight.
I realize that we have an appointment that we can not put off. It can be easy putting off a medical procedure or assignment to another day. But we are all given an appointment of our passing.
but more Scott R. Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12643476686546579688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070530.post-63399878834836335452013-09-08T22:05:00.001-04:002013-09-08T22:06:39.113-04:00Finding ones Direction in lifeThese days I am trying to figure out which direction I am to go in life.
I have been on a few detours as of late. Some parallel routes but still trying to find out the direct path from A to B of where I am to go.
I have been distant from these pages as I have been helping other people get to where they need to go, but I have somehow forgotten how to give myself direction.
All has been made Scott R. Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12643476686546579688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070530.post-59168989437882889302013-06-11T21:50:00.001-04:002013-06-11T21:50:44.421-04:00Lost and FoundAs I walk the city streets, I will find the periodic penny on the streets and I love to pick up the pennies and claim that as my asset. Small in value but then it begins to have value for me.
For the past few years, it seems that I am gifted in the lost and found department.
Just today, I decided to take a short cut to get to the Fairfield History Museum to go down one side of the triangle but IScott R. Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12643476686546579688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070530.post-29521403786530105882013-06-08T12:51:00.000-04:002013-06-08T12:51:31.208-04:00Crossing paths as brothers in family.Families are unique vehicles in which we get to grow up in as we travel the paths of our lives.
My older brother Randy has been a person that I have looked up to with his success in the editing world having worked as editor on such shows as Diners, Drive-ins and Dives. And he also helped with Once upon a Tree which was a show that had muppets in it that helped to communicate life lessons Scott R. Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12643476686546579688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070530.post-57174257820847919782013-05-22T00:02:00.001-04:002013-05-22T00:10:40.852-04:00New opportunities.I am thankful for a new opportunity to reconnect with a friend who I have not spoken to in over 18 months. It was a little awkward but it shows to me that I have grown and was able to fly from the guidance that I received in the summer of 2011 when I was afraid that I could not.
During that summer, I was told that I have great potential and that is true.
During my conversation and recalling our Scott R. Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12643476686546579688noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070530.post-8306070145604797262013-05-11T09:10:00.000-04:002013-05-11T09:13:50.413-04:00The Triple CrownDreams.
They are beneficial to have in this life.
It has been said that this is what life is made of.
Dreams propel us forward and give us the goal and drive to succeed.
I have been a jockey the past 2 years chasing and pursuing a goal and dream called the Triple Crown.
Getting up on a horse is never easy. It is quite high in the air. And I am low to the ground.
Yet on top of my horse, I Scott R. Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12643476686546579688noreply@blogger.com0