Cool Seal of Approval despite Being An Adult

In my 55th year. Since my recent birthday I cry a bit. Not always unhappy tears. Sometimes it’s just the realization that I have made it this far in good health and the world has not ended, the house and family are safe, the world is maddeningly, predictably predictable. My investments were better than most […]

A Gift of Thoughtfulness in Human Development

A Gift of Thoughtfulness in Human Development We received a thank-you gift today for holiday gifts we had given to our cousin’s kids. These “kids” are 19, 21, and 24 and not really children but young adults with busy lives of their own. What impressed us was that they took the time – no prodding […]

If you start a journey without strong and total desire, you are already lost.

The Power of Conviction and the Strength of Our Beliefs Why do people succeed? Why do people with varying levels of competence succeed and seemingly brilliant people founder? Maybe it is “practice, practice, practice”, but is there a special quality in those who achieve and exceed their goals despite less than ideal circumstances? Is it […]

Despite my strong scientific beliefs, coincidental events have a way of engaging my superstitions and imagination.

Despite my strong scientific beliefs, coincidental events have a way of engaging my superstitions and imagination. Three times I heard the crash of glass and muttered curses today. Three times in an hour faster cyclists dropped their phones on the park pavement just as they passed me. Images Google 2013 Artistically and spiritually, I muse […]

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