BanjoCat Creative

Dad! What’s it been… six years now? I really miss you. The last time we spoke I was living in Idaho. I was there only a year when I got the call I dreaded – it was time for you to leave us. We…   Read More →

I saw a woman at a cemetery weeping inconsolably as she lay face down on a grass covered grave. Suddenly, another presence materialized, and I saw a round clay vase suspended in the air. This is going to sound disgusting, but inside the vase…   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 →

Hello everyone. I have not written much here of late – or at all really. Heh, and I consider myself a writer! However today I find I have a bit of “time out” due to babying a back issue. Long story short – I…   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 →

Some of us are good at choosing our careers and creating a financial strategy – a solid plan for the future self. I am not one of those people. Recently, I was asked why we made the decision to sell our home rather then…   Read More →

We are soon to be entering the year 2020. I have always fancied that 2020 would be a time for big change – in THE world and in OUR world. You know that space we create for ourselves with each choice we make, day…   Read More →

One of my favorite creative pastimes is sitting down with a pile of word magnets. I sort them into categories – nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc. Once everything is categorized and organized I choose a word that speaks to me, in this case “question”, and…   Read More →