“ When you see your old friends, you come face to face with yourself.” ~ Polly Bergen What are your yardsticks in life? How do you recognize the changes you go through? Have you ever felt surprised upon seeing an old friend after a long absence? Like many things in this world, there [...]
“ My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together.” ~ Desmond Tutu Do you ever get the itch to appreciate the whole human race in its widest variety? If the world is one big dance floor, we've all got upwards of eight billion other folks pulsating upon [...]
“ We do not remember days,we remember moments.” ~ Cesare Pavese Do you ever find yourself "outside of yourself"? Where exactly does the locus of your reality reside? Is it fixed or mutable and do you have some degree of agency as to it's position? It's an odd phenomenon to notice just how [...]
“ There's a long life ahead of you and it's going to be beautiful, as long as you keep loving and hugging each other.” ~ Yoko Ono Well, I had a whole ’nother subject worked up for today’s newsletter, but then I edited today’s Spotlight feature and shifted gears. I’m taking a detour [...]
“ Life itself is the proper binge.” ~ Julia Child When is a habit more than a habit? What makes an everyday activity rise above the daily routine? Why is presence such a big factor in creating the sublime? In other words, today's meditation on your daily dance of life is all about [...]
“ Courage is knowing what not to fear.” ~ Plato "What’s the biggest life lesson you’ve learned so far in 2024" That was the pointed question posed to me and my sweetheart by her inquisitive Gen-Z daughter the other day. Kudos to her for having the courage to dig a little deeper in [...]
“ One touch of nature makes the whole world kin. ” ~ William Shakespeare Do you have a favorite time to clean house? Or to put in another way, when do you most appreciate your home? For that matter, how much does having a reasonably organized environment matter to you? Of all the [...]
“ People do not quit playing because they grow old; they grow old because they quit playing.” ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. Where do you draw the line? How do you decide what something is or isn’t? Is it possible to delineate a clear boundary, or is everything just different shades of gray? [...]
“ Democracy is a process, not a static condition. It is becoming, rather than being. It can easily be lost, but never is fully won. Its essence is eternal struggle.” ~ William H. Hastie Well, I had another topic in mind all week, but the last couple of days have been a whirlwind [...]
“ A developed country is not a place where the poor have cars. It's where the rich use public transportation.” ~ Gustavo Petro Well, seeing as how it’s been an uneventful week in current events with nothing really to comment on, I thought it would be a good time to expound upon a [...]
