It seems all the regions of the world experience changes of the seasons, just some more drastic than others. The seasons affect our weather patterns, but so much more than that. They take us on a spiritual journey year after year. Spring – Hope and growth Summer – Joy and relaxation Autumn – Gratitude and …
I caught myself watching Titanic again. It stops me in my tracks every time and gives me shivers. It’s the way the love story juxtaposes with the sinking ship. We feel the joy then desperation of the two souls wanting to love one another, and the glorious ship sinking faster than one could catch a …
Have you been bullied? Have you witnessed bullying? Are you all paying attention? A bully is defined as a blustering, mean, or predatory person who, from a perceived position of relative power, intimidates, abuses, harasses, or coerces people, especially those considered unlikely to defend themselves. Bullies thrive in our world today. They plow through people’s …
Money on memories, not materials. Money on moments, not mess. That’s my motto. What has me thinking about money lately is inflation. It’s the next thing to tie our hands behind our backs and blindfold us from living. BUT we need to experience life already. After hibernating all winter, spring routinely hatches the desire to …
We will lose a precious hour this weekend. One less hour of sleep or fun or family. Boo hoo, right? It’s Daylight Saving Time. According to Ken’s Clock Clinic, a clock can’t be overwound. I do think people can be overwound in a physical and mental sense. We think we gain the most by working …
The world needs a pup snuggled on its lap. A scruffy dog to calm our nerves and raise our spirits. The comfort of a wet nose and fluffy fur is incomparable. Dogs offer unconditional love. You play together and then cuddle asleep. You communicate, and their thoughtful eyes understand. You both need each other. You’re …
Remember giving out Valentine cards in the classroom? You would ever so carefully choose just the right one for each friend and crush and classmate. Your friend would get your favorite one, and your crush, well, it would be the gooiest. I don’t think kids are allowed to do that anymore. Now, the nameless valentines …
It’s January, a long cold month. We need sunshine and Vitamin D. We also need music. I think back to how music has affected me, saved me, and enhanced every moment! The experience of music has definitely changed throughout my life 🤔 🤩 Watching my mom drive to her groovy 8-track cassettes Dancing in the living …
“January, the first month of the year, A perfect time to start all over again, Changing energies and deserting old moods, New beginnings, new attitudes.” Charmaine J Forde Does the positive energy that charges a new year seem a bit drained this January? After about 2 years of a global pandemic, we’re all desperate for normalcy. …
POP goes the champagne bottles! Or, how about a bottle of time? One of the treasured songs that resonates, “Time In A Bottle” by Jim Croce … “If I could save time in a bottle The first thing that I’d like to do Is to save everyday Till eternity passes away Just to spend them …
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