When exactly did we start believing that bigger and fancier is always better? I had a little excursion to the mall today with my mother. That is always a traumatic experience for me (I am just not that into consumerism), but we planned on ending with a visit to The Cheesecake Factory, which sounded like it would make any general annoyance from […]
As frequently happens, my sister and I are on the same wavelength. This happens so often and in such a freaky way one would swear we are twins. The true irony is that while I was still snuggling in the womb, the docs thought I WOULD be twins. Go figure. She recently let out a howl of […]
I am not one for astrology. I believe in the interconnectedness of all things, but I don’t believe anyone can predict anything from the positions of stars in the sky. Especially anything about human nature. On the other hand, I am completely dichotomous by nature. Which is ironic since the astrologers label me Gemini. What does this have to do with my title? […]
In the shadows of memory do we truly ever learn as humans? A tragedy happens and we hide it behind the rhetoric of power seekers. We get enmeshed in the emotions of the flag wavers; the holier than thous; the haters and the fearful. And the lessons to be learned get totally obscured in the resultant […]
Lately understanding has been eluding me. A question has been lingering: “Why?” Why does effort frequently get little reward, while whim and seeming luck reaps major benefits? Why does it often seem that good struggles when evil flourishes? Why is pain more notable than pleasure? So of course I went on a journey to find the answer. I […]
I sat on the bench, looking out over the lush little valley I was in. This man-made oasis of beauty in the middle of the Arizona desert was a both a haven and a challenge. I came here to reconnect. With my self. With nature. With the world. I was feeling on the cusp of some great revelation. Both at one with […]
My vision has many modes these days. I have mostly been viewing the world with blogger vision lately. But before blogger vision I had photo vision. And my eyes will shift into this without effort. Usually when I have no camera available. But a bonus of the new toy I got the other day, is that it […]
I am in one of those modes where I feel I need to write something, but have no idea what I want to write. So I am going to just start the fingers going on the keyboard and see where I end up. I did the unusual and actually started with a title. Rarely works that way […]
”The problem with quotes from the internet is that you can never quite be sure they are genuine’” – Abraham Lincoln” Once upon a time, people believed anything they were told. Oh wait! They still do! After all everyone knows that if it is online it must be true! Especially if thousands of other folk read it and believe it. No […]
Any world changing act created by humans started with an idea. So let me present you with an idea. It is not an original idea. It has been around for thousands of years, yet somehow humanity as a whole manages to ignore it. I make no claim to special wisdom because I value this idea, and even […]
