sick of negativity
What is the difference between being an adult child and a child? Age. Our minds fill up with our life experiences and we develop self-esteem and inferiority based on our upbringing, and carry childhood attitudes for our whole lives. Continue reading “questioning negativity” »
kids love reading
“Think globally, and act locally” is my favorite slogan to help people. Bad things happen in our world. The current opioid crisis epidemic is a current major tragedy in my region, and kids get hit hard. Continue reading “act locally” »
bygone tunnels had tons of stories
My children like to hear about stories of when and where I grew up. I remember bygone landscapes and know it’s up to me to tell the tales. Continue reading “” »
so much waste
I remember the last time I needed a new pen was with my fountain pen in the fourth grade, when my teacher made us all write with cartridge pens, actually load the ink, blobs on paper couldn’t be helped. Continue reading “all I need” »
we wonder why we can’t sleep
I recommend Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker, a fascinating scientific book which explains the urgency of getting good sleep on a daily basis. The New Science of Sleep and Dreams includes research from UC Berkeley’s Professor Matthew Walker and the scientific sleep research community. Continue reading “power of sleep” »
19 year old, 10 year old, what’s the earliest age?
Americans seem to forget we live and operate with violent behaviors every day. The 17 murdered people in Parkland, Florida, last Tuesday is our most recent tragedy. No words can truly depict horrendous gun shootings. Our nightmare brings more devastating lifelong fear and grief in untold ways. Continue reading “It’s not just him” »
gnarly WWI French trenches hospital
My family once had real people, who have since become ghosts. Generations of ‘people of substance,’ as my mother would say. King alcohol was another substance besides their individual characters, but four generations had amazing stories before I came into the picture. Continue reading “people of character” »
we all have tales
“Take care and watch yourselves closely so as neither to forget the things that your eyes have seen nor to let them slip from your mind all the days of your life, make them known to your children and your children’s children.” Moses Continue reading “legacy” »
shape of my lavender labyrinth
Let’s focus on the positive. This is our special time to be spiritual beings having a human experience, and nobody gets away with ‘happy, happy, joy, joy’ all the time. We can be grateful we even get a piece of good times, considering the human race’s story. Continue reading “stay the course” »
this looks like my last grey cat
Those of us who struggle with emotions understand how difficult it is to endure unwanted feelings. Continue reading “sustain” »