This is a collection of brief contemplations dealing with some of the eternal questions about life and living in this world. I believe one can attain a serene fearlessness in thought, words, and actions as they approach daily life.
The objective of these reflections is to help others attain this fearlessness and overcome worry, fear, and unhealthy stress. The goal is to provoke deeper thought and develop more acute critical thinking skills.
The short essays are part philosophical and part spiritual. The intent is to diminish prejudices and dogmatic orthodoxies acquired over time and to better understand what one can know and what one may never know.
Philosophy is generally concerned with knowledge, conduct, and governance. This work is devoted more to knowledge and conduct. Political and military matters are left for others to contemplate. A fundamental tenet of fearlessness is that I have control over my knowledge and conduct and little control over my governance.
"Billings effectively showcases his appealing, affirmative perspectives. His essay-poems are both sweet and artful. Open-minded, uplifting." - Kirkus Reviews
About the Author: Leo Billings was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska. His father died when he was thirteen, and Leo was greatly affected by his death.
Billings spent time with his uncle, a Catholic priest, and was inspired to enter a Catholic foreign-mission seminary after he graduated from high school. Billings spent two years in the seminary and went on to join the US Marine Corps. He served overseas as an infantry company commander.
After Billings left the service, he received his master's degree from Creighton University in Omaha. He has worked in sales and sales training and has taught at the college level. His business career has spanned over thirty years. During his time in sales, he has met with over five thousand families in their homes.
Billings and his wife, Deb, have four children and five grandchildren.
