Can you see human experience in nature? People age. Life has seasons. Right? Spring – Youth – Everything in bloom Summer – Young Adult – New experiences and growth Fall – Middle Age – Change and reflection Winter – Old Age – Quiet and introspection Nature so poignantly shows us how to age gracefully. Patience …
If we’ve been around this Earth for a while, we’ve seen heartache, our own and others. Doesn’t it make us wonder? How do we survive sometimes? How can we remain in flight through it all? I see the blinding difference between those who land and those who glide after calamity. Because life delivers it, over and …
This is in honor of our good friend Joe, a Brooklyn bus driver and a hero from 9/11. First, I want to recall the happy day when we met Joe and his wife Theresa. We were seated alongside each other in the grand dining room on a cruise ship sailing through the Bahamas. We began …
Who remembers the nervous feeling of the first day of school? It happened at least 13 times with 1 year of kindergarten, 8 years of elementary, and 4 years of high school. It’s happening to our kids and grandkids now. I remember one strong feeling. It was an impulse to hit the reset button both …
National Friendship Day is the first Sunday in August. I couldn’t let that day go by without a blog of love and gratitude in honor of my friends. Old friends from the past reside in my heart. New friends in the future keep my heart open. But this group here stays by my side, as …
Dreams? What are yours? They can be so different for each of us, but yet so much the same. This month, Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa achieved a new dream! They’re grandparents of a little girl, Lily Harper. This is a perfect example of how dreams will change as the landscape of our lives change. …
Summer and youth, the best days of freedom. I remember waking up under a blanket of sunny, blue skies thinking, “What will I do today?” Could I have used my time more wisely? Probably. But grownups are often busy toiling away, and time never returns. So why not enjoy the freedom of youth? Chase the …
It’s July! Are you wearing your flip flops these days? If yes, life is good. Yet life can feel flip flopped. I don’t always recognize the world or the United States of America lately. It seems the shoe doesn’t fit like it used to. Or, what we once knew went up in smoke. Deals negotiated …
Why I love a farmers market Friendly people Buy and support local Variety Cleaner food, less chemicals Cooking tips Not just food Creativity abounds Outdoors Bring your kids and pets Good meetup with friends What is a farmers market from the Farmers Market Coalition A farmers market is a public and recurring assembly of …
Had you ever had a day that a grasshopper landed on your windshield, a few times? Or a butterfly wouldn’t leave your side? Have you heard of a spirit animal? In some beliefs and cultures, a spirit animal refers to an animal which helps guide and / or shares characteristics with a person. I took …
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