Did you ever watch a flowing stream as it carries a leaf rapidly forward, jarring it left to right and pushing it over and under the rocks and stones in its path? Sometimes our lives may seem like one of those streams….and we’re the leaf. We, being swept up by the responsibilities, duties and hectic …more
Category: Life (page 42 of 42)
A funny thing always happens to me when the winter blows away and my garden starts to show signs of new life. Seems that most everyone has, at some point, had some wisdom to share about spring; some picture to draw for us about this glorious time of year when the winter (of earth/body/soul) melts …more
A few weeks ago the Los Angeles Times printed an interview with Gloria Steinem. In that interview Ms. Steinem gave her opinions on the current state of the women’s liberation movement. It is not Ms. Steinem’s interview or opinions that I want to discuss in this posting but one reader’s response to her remarks and …more
Becoming an empty nester can sometimes creep up on you unawares. You can get so caught up in getting them through exams and off to university, or finding a job and moving out, that the fact that they are actually leaving home and your life as a mum will never be quite the same again …more
When I moved back to Texas from New York in 1994, heartbroken from my last marriage run amok, Austin was my destination. Having grown up in the dusty outback of west Texas, I knew that, not only could I ‘not go home again,’ I wouldn’t have wanted the dusty, flat, crusty arm of the panhandle …more
Lowering expectations to avoid disappointment is a form of mind control that leads to less sadness and greater happiness. Our minds generally are responsible for determining how “happy” we are in life, assuming we have enough to eat and shelter, though I have talked to homeless people who seem happier than some middle-class people. Those …more
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