I’d rather write than talk. Nobody interrupts! Posting monthly or less now--see below. |
My original purpose for this blog, which I started in August of 2019, was to see if I could maintain consistency, to discover what I want to write about, and to find my writing voice. In January, I started a "niche-less" blog at Wordpress.com where I've published weekly. -- Kit’s Kontemplations . -- I'm preparing to start a Catholic blog on Wordpress.com where I'll post weekly, and another site to put the rest of my writing. I also want to spend more time reading other blogs and offering thoughtful comments, both here on WDC and elsewhere. At most, I will publish once a month at no set time in this blog starting in September of 2020. Thank you to those who have read and rated any posts on this blog. I really appreciate it. I did NOT want to write “about” me on this blog. I wanted to share my interests, discoveries and maybe a few useful insights. If anything I've written helps even one person, whether or not they respond to the post, then this blog has been successful. |
Some things are measurable and other things are a matter of perception or opinion. Truth that is defined as being absolute, possesses the following six qualities: 1 — Truth is discovered, not invented. If, when I weigh myself on Sunday, September 1, 2019 in the evening at 11:00 p.m., the scale reads 143.6 pounds then that is what I weigh at that time. 2 —Truth is unchanging: it can be conveyed across time. Whether the year is 2020 or 2120, it remains true that I weighed 143.6 pounds on September 1, 2019 at 11:00 p.m. 3 — Truth is transcultural: it can be conveyed across different cultures. No matter who you are or where you live, it remains true that I weighed 143.6 pounds on September 1, 2019 at 11:00 p.m. though you might express my weight as 65.24 kilograms. 4 — Beliefs cannot change a truth statement no matter how sincere one may be. If I wasn’t wearing my glasses when I weighed myself, I may have misread it and been entirely convinced that I weighed 143.8 pounds. That wouldn’t change the truth that the scale actually registered 143.6. 5 —Truth is unaffected by the attitude of the one professing it. If my goal weight with Weight Watchers is 145, I’ll be pleased when I stepped off the scale. If my goal weight is 135, I’ll have a much less pleasant reaction. Whether I’m delighted or distressed, the truth remains that I weighed 143.6 pounds (or 65.24 kilograms) on September 1, 2019 at 11:00 p.m. 6 — Truth is knowable. If I didn’t have a scale at home, it would take extra effort to discover how much I weighed, but it will certainly be possible. What personal life examples can you think of for each of these qualities of truth? Monique from Ottawa, Canada No matter what, WRITE! |