Wholesome Character Traits - Grandpa Randall's Viewpoint

  Being Selfish (or Selfishness) September 1, 2024 - Topic #5 Grandpa Bruce Randall   Hello Grandchildren, The subject I wish to focus on today to have you consider is the act of being selfish. The dictionary describes being selfish as: ” (of a person, action, or motive) lacking consideration for others; concerned chiefly with one's own personal profit or pleasure.” This is the definition I am going to stick with. There are other definitions that the newer generations would like to introduce, that I don’t agree with. The bottom line from Grandpa is that we all need to be less selfish. With that in mind, let me share with you some of the thoughts I have on being selfish.   Mostly Bad Characteristics of Being Selfish   Grandpa’s views of a few important characteristics of being selfish:  ·          Being selfish causes bad feelings.   If you are always doing things you want to do, other people (frien...

Miracles August 5, 2024 Grandpa Bruce Randall   Hello again to all my Grandchildren, This past week I was having a discussion with one of my grandchildren and I asked them what they thought I should write about this time. They thought for a minute and then said, "miracles". So, here it goes. Grandpa Randall strongly believes in miracles. And I believe I do mostly because of my strong belief in the gospel of Jesus Christ. I have not normally planned on speaking much about my belief in God in my viewpoints. You all know I am committed to my faith. Because I was asked to share my viewpoints on miracles, I cannot easily separate my religious views from my general thoughts and viewpoints. What I will not be addressing today are any other thoughts on why things happen. You can aske me that separately later, at least while I am still around :). With that said, let me now provide some characteristics of miracles from Grandpa's point of view, and then share a few examples of what ...