A waking hours concept... I heard an intersting comparison in the sermon at church this morning (which relates to believers, and non-believers equally.) The comparison was between a thermometer and a thermostat. I must say, I've never reflected at length on the difference between the two, or how it might relate to the way that I want to live my life. The basic difference is between being passive and being active. A thermometer tells you what the temperature is. It's of no use in changing the temperature. It just tells you whether you're comfortable or uncomfortable. A thermostat tells you what the temperature is and allows you to change it. A thermometer is passive and a thermostat is active. I want to be a thermostat.

Turn on the news and it's a thermomometer. It tells you what's going on in the world but rarely gives you any direction as to how you can change it. I know a lot of people who are thermometers, too. They're quick to point out what's wrong with the world (and everyone else in it) but they don't do anything to change it. Or themselves.

Mudcat at it's best has a little bit of thermostat to it. That's what keeps me coming back.

Jerry