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A Way of Thought - becomes a way of life

“A Way of Thought” is a place to read inspiring articles on living life. You’ll find articles that cover; Power of Choice, Spirituality,...
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Talking Trash

A Way of Thought - becomes a way of life ― The Native American pulled his canoe up on the polluted beach and he walked to the edge of the freeway.  He stood there solemnly and watched as the traffic sped past.  A car went by ... (more)
 Mike Olsen ― Posted 22 days ago
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What Did You Say?

A Way of Thought - becomes a way of life ― It’s all in words, I heard him say. It’s a contradiction in understanding, They didn’t hear, what they didn’t say, If you would only see, it can’t be that way. Say what you don’t say and believe what you ... (more)
 Mike Olsen ― Posted on Apr 22nd, 2012
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Unless . . .

A Way of Thought - becomes a way of life ― Oftentimes we hear things over and over again and never seem to gain anything new from the repeated experience.  Our mind hears the drone, repeats the remembered meaning and that’s all the farther we go.  ... (more)
 Mike Olsen ― Posted on Apr 5th, 2012
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Living for Today

A Way of Thought - becomes a way of life ― You’ve probably noticed that I’m more than a little behind in my posts.  My hope has been to post 2-3 articles a week, but lately it’s been hard to write even one every two weeks. We ... (more)
 Mike Olsen ― Posted on Mar 22nd, 2012
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A Conversation with God – Genesis

A Way of Thought - becomes a way of life ― God are you there?  Can we talk for a few moments?  Oh good – thanks.  I’d like to go back in time to when there weren’t any humans on Earth.  You had formed the Earth ... (more)
 Mike Olsen ― Posted on Mar 2nd, 2012
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God-Esteem

A Way of Thought - becomes a way of life ― Jr. High is tough on just about everyone’s self-esteem.  I remember being 4’-8” short in ninth grade.  I remember always being picked last for teams in gym, and I remember being lifted up and passed ... (more)
 Mike Olsen ― Posted on Feb 13th, 2012
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4 Steps to Choosing Happiness

A Way of Thought - becomes a way of life ― (Sequel to “The Art of Happiness”) When I was a child my emotions changed as quickly as the direction of the wind.  My emotions changed with everything and everyone around me.  As I got older I ... (more)
 Mike Olsen ― Posted on Feb 4th, 2012
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Hold yer Horses!

A Way of Thought - becomes a way of life ― “Lean in! Lean in!” Sean yelled at the top of his lungs as we all were about to fall out of the horse drawn wagon.  There were fourteen of us on a nice wagon ride ... (more)
 Mike Olsen ― Posted on Jan 23rd, 2012
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Traditions!

A Way of Thought - becomes a way of life ― “Traditions, traditions. Without our traditions, our lives would be as shaky as… as… as a fiddler on the roof!” saidTevye with passion in Fiddler on the Roof.  Tevye was met with instance after instance of ... (more)
 Mike Olsen ― Posted on Jan 12th, 2012
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Every Moment a Choice

A Way of Thought - becomes a way of life ― “Snap – snap – snap” go my fingers each a second apart.  I do it again and this time with each snap I say, “Every – moment – a choice.”  At first our children looked ... (more)
 Mike Olsen ― Posted on Dec 30th, 2011
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The Light in the Darkness

A Way of Thought - becomes a way of life ― There was a candle lit about 2000 years ago.  This candle started only as a flicker, and still it drew immediate attention from a paranoid king who was afraid of losing control of his subjects.  ... (more)
 Mike Olsen ― Posted on Dec 30th, 2011
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What’s in a Number?

A Way of Thought - becomes a way of life ― They’re everywhere and you can’t escape them.  They are on your receipts, signs, driver’s license, clocks, and just about everything you read.  I see them even when they aren’t physically there by my need to ... (more)
 Mike Olsen ― Posted on Dec 30th, 2011
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A Life of Prayer

A Way of Thought - becomes a way of life ― “Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep . . .” was the bedtime prayer that I said over and again as a child.  My parents edited it ... (more)
 Mike Olsen ― Posted on Dec 30th, 2011
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Sound the Alarm!

A Way of Thought - becomes a way of life ― The smoke detector screamed and woke me from an intense sleep.  I awoke with eyes wide expecting to find my basement bedroom filled with smoke, but instead only found my heart racing and my breathing ... (more)
 Mike Olsen ― Posted on Dec 30th, 2011
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Thankful Indeed!

A Way of Thought - becomes a way of life ― Fall, it’s my favorite season.  It will soon be done though as winter is knocking harder on the door for its’ turn with every frosty morning I see.  Fall is typically a time when I ... (more)
 Mike Olsen ― Posted on Dec 30th, 2011