Monthly Archives: October 2021

The transparent touch of triumph

Posted on October 20, 2021 by Steve Simms

If your heartIs untouchable,Your life will beMechanical. Don’t live withoutThe invisible touchThat you feel withinAnd not on your skin. The invisible touchOf a compassionate wordCan heal a heartThat’s disturbed. The touch,That can makeYour soulRestored and whole,Isn’t be feltBy the body. … Continue reading →

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Elephants INspiring The Room

Posted on October 19, 2021 by Steve Simms

Announcing my first “non-controversial” book! Beyond politics, history, and religion–just what America needs: 365 original, heart-inspiring statements and dozens of uplifting elephant illustrations! Inspire yourself with 365 fun, original, and encouraging statements. You’ll smile, be inspired, and feel your stress … Continue reading →

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Better skin?

Posted on October 18, 2021 by Steve Simms

The skinYou’re in,Even withLess melanin,Is no betterThan the skinOthers are in. To look down on, or ignore people because of the color of their skin is a major flaw in the content of our character. Judging people by the color … Continue reading →

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Sunshine breakthrough

Posted on October 17, 2021 by Steve Simms

Everyday, try to be the sunshine breaking through the clouds in someone’s inner storm. Lavish kindness can banish anguish and make it vanish. If you let other people pick out the attitudes you wear, you’ll never learn to dress yourself … Continue reading →

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“The church,” “the Spirit,” “the blessings”

Posted on October 17, 2021 by Steve Simms

When there are thousands of disagreeing, independent denominations and churches, the phrase “the church” makes no sense. Anything that distracts our focus from the risen Jesus, quenches the Holy Spirit. Distraction hinders the Spirit’s action. I’m unworthy of every blessing … Continue reading →

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These tiny shorts are thoughts that matter

Posted on October 17, 2021 by Steve Simms

Attitude matters. If you want to lift up your attitude, uplift someone else. Encourage more often. Compliment people. Encouragement leads to achievement. Discouragement doesn’t. Repentance is a self-tune-up that makes your life run better. To choose to lose your integrity … Continue reading →

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Fresh perceptions for stale thinking

Posted on October 16, 2021 by Steve Simms

Sometimes it’s helpful to re-point our point of view. To be less than happy, but not unhappy enough to take corrective action is to be stuck in emotional mediocracy. Good intentions are no excuse for bad actions. Intention matters. Why … Continue reading →

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How to enjoy your interior life

Posted on October 15, 2021 by Steve Simms

To enjoy your interior life embrace accurate, helpful thoughts and reject inaccurate, harmful ones. The interior life is a flowing collage of consciousness, concepts, thoughts, emotions, ideas, desires, reasoning, conscience, etc. “It’s my life.” If you want your life to … Continue reading →

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Racism grows without thinking

Posted on October 14, 2021 by Steve Simms

Shall we talk? As long as racism is a closed-to-discussion-zone, it won’t ever be gone. Racism grows without thinking, but logic and reason make it shrink. Racist? Perhaps racism is like lying. Most people will tell a lie, but few … Continue reading →

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Christ in me is like . . .

Posted on October 13, 2021 by Steve Simms

I woke up this morning thinking about how I would tell someone what it’s like to have the risen Jesus Christ freely living in me. Here goes: Like a hand puppet, the more I let Jesus take control of me … Continue reading →

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