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Okay I had this saved on my phone and I just had to share! 😂

When we walk through a forest or meadow and suddenly run into a single thread of silk, it’s not always part of a web. Many times it’s the leftover strand from a spider’s ballooning attempt. Spiderlings climb to a high point, release silk, and hope to be carried by air currents or even the earth’s electric field. Some get lifted far away, but many don’t. Their silk just drifts a short distance, catches on a branch or stem, and stays behind — stretched invisibly across our path until we walk through it.

Such power & beauty in everyone of Jehovah's creation - each of your entries lights up a different part of my brain, David! This ongoing education is so vital yet a small sample of what's to come! Cannot Wait!

Why don’t we just call parrots “mockingbirds”? Because if you put the two side by side, the parrot would laugh you out of the room — and then repeat it back to you, word for word, for the next fifty years. Mockingbirds are songbirds. Slim, robin-sized, polite little neighbors who show off by copying the whistle of another bird, or maybe the chirp of a cricket, or the squeak of a gate hinge. They’re the karaoke singers of the bird world. Impressive? Sure. But it’s still karaoke. Parrots are a whole different league. These guys have the beak power to snap a broomstick, feet built like climbing hooks, and brains wired for social bonding. When they mimic, it’s not to score points with a mate — it’s to join your flock. That’s why they can learn entire vocabularies, not just a patchwork of noises. Mockingbirds are remix DJs. Parrots are stand-up comedians with encyclopedias for tongues. And the names stuck. “Mockingbird” came from their habit of mocking other birds. “Parrot” came from old words that basically meant “squawky companion.” Neither side minds — but call a parrot a mockingbird, and you might find yourself corrected, loudly, in your own voice.

Beautiful thoughts and expressions! It's never easy being the support for someone else, especially someone you've known they were a child or vice versa. The more history you have with that person...the harder it becomes to be objective, truly objective. This is where it gets hard to be a Witness sometimes...because we are told to love everyone, we are commanded to expand and expand...and expand. We're told that by worrying about other people, we won't have any time to worry about ourselves. While this is true, it's also extremely exhausted, mentally and in every other way you can possibly imagine...and some you can't. When you decide to take a mental step backwards and look at what's really going on with yourself...you see pretty quickly what you are actually doing...you are a juggler...doing your best to hold on to four balls at once while 10 more dance in the air around you. You aren't that good, I'm not either. We both know Jehovah is helping you keep all those balls dancing in the air. Others may see you as amazing...they wonder how you keep it all together. The truth is, you have no idea either. Most days it feels like the balls have long since fallen and you will soon be relegated to crawling around on the floor, desperately trying to collect them all. This is where Jehovah's spirit comes in, this is where the Almighty holds you together, keeps your arms working smoothly as you continue to juggle. Writing is an outlet in which humans express everything going on in their conscious mind...until the subconscious feels left out and starts forcing its way onto the page. I'll bet if you really think about it, some of what you wrote may have been a revelation even to yourself. I'll bet if you really stop to think about it, you may have even uncovered an idea or two of how to deal with things going forward. That's the beauty of writing, that's the incredible gift Jehovah has given us when spoken words just don't seem like enough. Thank you for allowing us a window into what's going on with you. A lot of people on this site may read what you write and never tell you how it made them feel, how your words affected them. When that happens, don't lose heart. Don't give up, don't quit writing. Why? Because you are in the best of company. Jehovah's words have changed the lives of millions upon millions of people...some have thanked him, some have worshiped him...some even live by it, having no idea that he is the origin of it. And yet others refuse to acknowledge him or that he even exists. But none of that changes the fact that these are his ideas, his words as expressed by other humans. So even if it seems like a lot of people are reading while no one is saying a word...just know that you're in good company...and keep writing...keep expressing yourself...because that's what Jehovah does!

Very nice application. Too bad the wind isn't our hot air balloon too, from time to time, when problems keep us grounded. We can always dream...

Lovely invitation to read The Watchtower, December 2025. I, too, was struck by this beautiful image of Jehovah running toward us to assure us of his love, even though our heart is in pieces for one reason or another. Thank you.

I'm not going to work for someone who doesn't respect my religion, simple as

What really struck me is that when fishermen battle a tuna, the struggle isn’t just about exhaustion. A tuna doesn’t “wear out” the way we think. Because it must swim forward to breathe, being hooked and slowed means oxygen can no longer flow across its gills. The fight is really suffocation. Spiritually, life cannot be sustained by stillness — Jehovah’s chariot, his heavenly organization, is always moving. But here’s the comfort: nothing external can cut us off from that motion. Even our brothers and sisters in prison are still thriving spiritually, because Jehovah keeps the oxygen of his spirit flowing. The danger isn’t what others do to us, but whether we ourselves stop moving with him.

And, of course, he gives spirit to the tyred ones, too

I appreciate those thoughts. Thank you 🙂

Jehovah isn’t looking at the size of your egg. He’s looking at the faithfulness of your brooding. Eggzactly!

Very interesting!