Roger's Roughneck Wisdom

Touchdown

 

While standing at the airport, waiting to board an airplane, I overheard one lady saying to another, “Let’s stay in touch.”

While shooting pool, it was evident that a fine touch was needed to sink the ball and leave me a good shot for my next move on the table.

While riding a horse, a gentle touch on the reins will let your horse know which way to turn. 

When curing a hangover, a “touch of the dog” may make you feel better. 

The touch of a lover’s lips on yours is a treasure for both of you.

In basketball, when making a “lay-up” shot, the ball will touch the backboard.

Landing an airplane on a dark night, on a short runway, in a foreign country will activate every touch sense in your body: fingers, hands, feet, and even your bottom!

If you are lucky, touch the ground and smile as you roll to a safe stop. Touch is truly a pilot’s friend.

Your eyes have a major touch. You look across the room; your eyes touch. If you’re lucky, you get to touch her with the next dance.

Touch is not silent. We touch each other with a phone call. We touch each other with a smile. We touch each other when we smile. We touch each other when we wave. We touch each other when we cry together, laugh together, hug together, or walk hand-in-hand—the perfect touch.

When we are lonely, all alone, and lonely, it is time to remember God is available NOW. He will never put you on hold. His touch is sure, and we need to remember that he loves us.

The touch of a baby’s hand is a powerful thing. The little hand wrapped around one finger gives you a moment you will never out-live.

There are words that touch us: Goodbye. Why? Maybe. When? It helps if we remember that I have been touched before and I’m still here. So when you touch me, with words, feeling fingers, looks or anger…the only thing I want to be touched by is to know we are friends.

Roger Wilson 8-14-14