Month: November 2015

You know.  I love when my mind is stimulated.  I absolutely get enthralled when I am challenged by a new way of thinking, an alternative idea or concept, a fresh path. And when it makes sense… that is the best

Vince Lombardi once said:  “Winners never quit and quitters never win.” He also said: “Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing.” Do you believe in those quotes, or not so much? When I was a little girl, I played softball,

There is a quote by  Pierre Teilhard de Chardin.  Father Pierre, let’s call him.  He once said,  “We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience.” I used to hear this, and

I have been thinking a lot today.  About a wide array of things.  I try to make it a point to spend about a half an hour of silent time in the morning.  I set this aside to do what

The great scientist and inventor… Buckminster “Bucky” Fuller… once said: Dare to be Naive. I love this. I mentioned yesterday we live in one big Universe. In fact, it is so big, it will really freak you out if you

      Well.  There you are.  At a party.  Everyone is milling around and moving from circle to circle.  You are with a small group of friends, and Theobald walks up and begins talking.  He then leaves, and Cornelia

Looky who we are.  Lucky Ducks I’ll tell you.  We have the privilege of living in the United States of America.  As part of that, we are afforded a number of freedoms.  A big number. Complain, as you will, about

Our great, great grand daddy was a Handyman.  Yep, you, me and just about everybody else around today. I am talking grand OLD daddy Handyman. Before I go any further, we all know a Handyman or two.  And yes, there

Emit.  It is one of those words, don’t you know?  I mean, it sort of sounds like one of the Muppets’ names.  Emit could be a distant cousin of Bert, Ernie, or a good friend to Fonzie or Kermit. But

We all have plenty of check marks in the gratitude column.  Most of the time, we don’t have to look very far to find them. Four Grandkids. Check. All visiting us at the same time, on a Saturday Night.  Check.