Madonna of the Trail
Madonna of the Trail is a series of 12 identical monuments dedicated to the spirit of pioneer women in the United States. The monuments were commissioned by the National Society of Daughters of… Continue reading
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They Also Served – US Coast Guard Merchant Marines
Ask someone to name the branches of the U.S. armed forces, and you will most likely hear, “Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines”. Many overlook the fifth and smallest branch, the US Coast Guard,… Continue reading
Memories of Hugs
I was working a flight from JFK to LAX in December of 1985. In my flight bag was a copy of Dr. Leo Buscaglia’s book of lectures, “Living, Loving, and Learning”. “Felice… Continue reading
Staying Human
It’s not so much staying alive, it’s staying human that’s important. What counts is that we don’t betray each other. -George Orwell
Mom Today’s Diary
What was it like to be a 17 year old Polish immigrant teenage girl in Chicago in 1948? My Mother-in-law, who passed from this life on the day after Mother’s Day 2015, left… Continue reading
Mama
Mama
Fragile / Deadly
“Those candle flames were like the lives of men. So fragile. So deadly. Left alone, they lit and warmed. Let run rampant, they would destroy the very things they were meant to illuminate.… Continue reading
On Solitude
I spent a week alone in that little A-Frame beach cottage recently. I did have some time with friends who dropped by, making sure I was okay…but mostly, I spent the time alone… Continue reading
On Seeing
“What we do see depends mainly on what we look for. … In the same field the farmer will notice the crop, the geologists the fossils, botanists the flowers, artists the colouring, sportmen the cover for the game. Though we may all look at the same things, it does not all follow that we should see them.”
Hug from Dr. Leo Buscaglia
I took the day off from work today to do nothing more than recharge. Recharge my mind, body, and spirt. So, I started off with a healthy breakfast, cued up a Phil Collins… Continue reading
Resilience
*Resilience*
“Time is what we want the most, but what we use the worst,” ~William Penn
“Time is what we want the most, but what we use the worst,” ~William Penn
Silver and Shadow
“Look at that sea, girls–all silver and shadow and vision of things not seen. We couldn’t enjoy its loveliness any…
“I thought how lovely and how strange a river is.”
“I thought how lovely and how strange a river is. A river is a river, always there, and yet the water flowing…
Road tripping
Road tripping
Listen to your heart
Happy Valentine’s Day.
Forest through the trees…
Some cannot see the forest, for the trees… Ask yourself… “Can I?” Step back, refocus, try to see the big picture from another perspective.
Eye of the Storm
Eye of the Storm “In the age of technology there is constant access to vast amounts of information. The basket overflows; people get overwhelmed; the eye of the storm is not so much… Continue reading
Murky Water, Dusty Mirror
“Murky water is turbid; let it settle and it clears. A dusty mirror is dim; clean it and it is bright. What I realize as I observe this is the Tao of clarifying… Continue reading
Everybody should be quiet near a little stream and listen.
Everybody should be quiet near a little stream and listen.
My absence in this space has been the result of a self-moratorium on spinning my wheels. It was way overdue.
My absence in this space has been the result of a self-moratorium on spinning my wheels. It was way overdue.
In spite of current ads and slogans, the world doesn’t change one person at a time. It changes as networks of…
In spite of current ads and slogans, the world doesn’t change one person at a time. It changes as networks of…
“Unlike a fountain that circulates the same water in an enclosed, perpetually recycling system, a human being…
“Unlike a fountain that circulates the same water in an enclosed, perpetually recycling system, a human being…
Last Call
Last Call
“The most important kind of freedom is to be what you really are. You trade in your reality for a role. You trade in…
“The most important kind of freedom is to be what you really are. You trade in your reality for a role. You trade in…
“A wonderful thing about true laughter is that it just destroys any kind of system of dividing people.” ~John Cleese
“A wonderful thing about true laughter is that it just destroys any kind of system of dividing people.” ~John Cleese
Greener Grass
The moment one gives close attention to any thing, even a blade of grass it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself. ~Henry Miller
Best Laid Plans
Best Laid Plans
The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.
The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.
Instead of focusing on how much you can accomplish, focus on how much you can absolutely love what you’re doing.
Instead of focusing on how much you can accomplish, focus on how much you can absolutely love what you’re doing.
Dreams in Ashes
Dreams in Ashes from Irene’s high school diary… the sequel to “Decisions”. July 14, 1949
Decisions
My decision will be either this one…. Or This One… As the story goes, Irene was in love with Don, and during her senior year of high school she spoke of barn dances… Continue reading
The Proof’s in the Pudding!
Thrilled beyond belief to have acquired a published family cookbook filled with old-time recipes from my two great-grandmother’s on my biological Father’s side. Today I made great grandma Bertie’s banana pudding. My first… Continue reading
I’m attempting to pause and appreciate the little things, lest time zooms by too quickly.
I’m attempting to pause and appreciate the little things, lest time zooms by too quickly.
A Mother will sit out in the rain, to watch her child sit on the bench.
A Mother will sit out in the rain, to watch her child sit on the bench.
Good Morning
Good Morning, Geeps. 🙂
“I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.”
“I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.”
And then there were two…
And then there were two…
CB:BA 2016 – Plus Post Week 3
CB:BA 2016 – Plus Post Week 3
Nearest Distant Shore
Nearest Distant Shore