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For the first time in my life I felt as if I had been thrown back to another time. A time not so long ago when people had to be careful about what they said in public (and private). To ensure they wore the…   Read More →

Once again, here I sit, but now I’m in a basement apartment at my brother’s house. I have cleaned it, reorganized and re-energized it – as is my modus operandi. Nothing much has changed from the life I left (as you can see) and…   Read More →

The Great Awakening experienced in the 18th century sought to awaken people from the idea of secular rationalism as our connection as human beings to the spiritual life began to wane. The Age of Reason & Enlightenment had taken hold in Europe and made…   Read More →

Have you watched the “The Truman Show”? It was released in 1998 and twenty-two years later, this movie, that I once considered simple entertainment, is rife with meaning and message. I have oft considered movies to be a forerunner of intended truth that must…   Read More →

The month of June is almost at a close. As I sit and type I hear the rain coming down outside my open window. I love the rain – the way it sounds, looks and smells. I often just want to step into it,…   Read More →

It was my first real job and Louise was assigned the task of training me. She was a no-nonsense woman in her mid fifties and she found me amusing – in a good tempered way. As I access the memories I can clearly see…   Read More →

This post has been a long time coming. When the world was seized by an invisible irrepressible foe it paralyzed my desire to write. A strange new war had developed. It sent my thoughts sideways in an attempt to understand the full gravity of…   Read More →

It’s the month of March and, apparently, it’s time for us all to celebrate the successful woman. Specifically, this is defined as women who are leaders of industry or some other category of wealth and respectability. Truly I say, bravo to these women who…   Read More →

I’ve been thinking. We have too much stuff and it’s such a burden! When did this epiphany hit me? I’d like to say this revelation came to me while I was riding high in my financial comfort zone – but it didn’t. My thoughts…   Read More →

I learned this evening that sometimes we fear the known as much as the unknown. After a busy day off running errands and working on this site a bit, I stood in the kitchen, knife in hand, cutting fresh veggies for a big salad…   Read More →