Well, I was on a roll of strange events. I signed up for a seminar one night at 7 PM on Zoom. I had the Zoom class number and pass code on my Google Chrome Notebook. So I opened Zoom and entered the needed details. There was no evidence of anything. It was time for … More I Heard Voices
Hold tightly to that which you know through experience, examination, contemplation, hard work and lessons learned from life. Do not run away from life so hard, by working all the time that you forget to see the beauty of nature, the joys of learning, seeing, sharing, helping others and the life all around you. Try … More Golden Rules to Live By
I love to capture people’s facial expressions with my camera. One photo I took over 10 years ago always makes me smile. The “subject” was a young woman preparing to dance in a group of other women during the Hindu festival, Diwali, (or Festival of Lights) at a large park near me. Already, several groups … More Beauty and Grace
After my husband’s death over sixteen years ago, I was very proud of the sense of confidence I gained from how I could take care of most problems and decisions by myself. If something broke or needed fixing, I looked it up on the internet and, when able to do so, fixed it. When something … More What Dependence?
Roses come in a variety of colors. Over the years, each color has become an expression of a particular emotion. This use of roses’ symbolism started in the 18th century in a poem by Robert Burns titled “Red, Red Rose,” in which he describes his beloved as a red rose. Roses have different meanings based … More No Roses for Me
I have comfortable studio apartment in a nice Senior Living building, that I treasure more than any other spot. After my husband passed away years ago, I bought a “Comfort Number Select” bed which I knew cost a bit but I also knew that I was going to probably need the features it possessed. Having … More A Space of My Own
Several years ago, I was driving towards my home, down an intermittently busy two lane road. I noticed a large lump moving along from the side of the road into the middle of my lane ahead of me. I passed on by avoiding a rather large turtle. But then I started thinking about this strange … More I Met An Alligator Turtle!
If you have been reading my blog posts, you know already that I am kind-hearted, polite, friendly and love people. My goal in life has been, and still is to help people (and living things, including nonpoisonous bugs). Because of these characteristics, I often helped others without assessing my own ability, energy, needs, cost of … More Think Before You Say, “Yes.”
Do you ever stop to wonder why someone likes you or why you like them? Are you drawn to certain types of personalities or people with the same or even different behavior patterns? Having grown up in a very tightly knit family, I had a somewhat different point of view about community, than some other … More How Do You Choose Friends?
When I was about 11 or 12 years old, I thought perfection was something I was supposed to pursue. I read in the Bible, “Be ye perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.” That is a high goal to set. (I know some readers may not be Christians, please just read … More Who is Perfect?
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