As I contemplate what Fathers’ Day means for me, there are two veins of thought. The first is being a son and the other is being a father. Reflections of being a son: I guess some would say that being…
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Fathers’ Day Reflections
Tagged with: behavior choices, Gratitude, hope, Love, parenting
Posted in hope, Life, love, parenthood, Self-reflection
Posted in hope, Life, love, parenthood, Self-reflection
Like a perchance glance of a bird, life’s moments can be very fleeting yet memorable.
I observed a bird on the wire behind our house. It was one I could not identify, but it seemed regal and beautiful at first glance. It piqued my curiosity enough that I went to get my field glasses…
Tagged with: connections, enlightement, hope, transcendent
Posted in Behavior, Friendship, hope, Life, love, nostalgia, Prayer, Self-reflection, Spiritualism
Posted in Behavior, Friendship, hope, Life, love, nostalgia, Prayer, Self-reflection, Spiritualism
What is wrong with this picture?
Whenever there is a perplexing problem for me, I try to take a step back away from the issue directly at hand in order to gain a different vantage point. I also ask myself the question; “What is wrong…
Tagged with: hope, military, understanding, war
Posted in chicken hawk, hope, military, Politics, war
Posted in chicken hawk, hope, military, Politics, war
Happy Birthday wherever you are…
Today is a day that has a timestamp in my memory and on my heart because it is the birthday of someone who, at one time, was very dear to me. This significant someone still owns a piece of my…
Tagged with: behavior choices, friendship, harmony, hope, letting go
Posted in Behavior, Friendship, Life, love, nostalgia, Prayer
Posted in Behavior, Friendship, Life, love, nostalgia, Prayer
National Love Note Day
Today (09/26/2015) is National Love Note day, which leads me to the question: How do you write a note that encompasses all that you love and know and encompasses the vastness of relationships that accumulate across many years and venues. …
Tagged with: behavior, behavior choices, community, enlightenment, friendship, Gratitude, harmony, hope, Love
Posted in Behavior, hope, Life, love
Posted in Behavior, hope, Life, love
Enjoyment of Housecleaning
When I dust the photographs on our shelves and walls, I dance with the fond memories of you.
Evolving Relationships
This quote from T.S. Eliot’s play “The Cocktail Party” has stimulated my thinking for many of you with whom I have connected via Social Media. “We die to each other daily. What we know of other people is only our…
Tagged with: behavior, behavior choices, enlightenment, Facebook, friendship, hope, letting go
Posted in Answers, existentialism, Friendship, Life, nostalgia, Questions
Posted in Answers, existentialism, Friendship, Life, nostalgia, Questions
Teaching is Love
Teaching is Love (Note: I have shared this narrative with others before, but I believe this is the first time it is posted here on this site.) My love affair while I was a teacher. First, I want to dispel…
Tagged with: community, elementary education, enlightenment, friendship, Gratitude, harmony, hope, Humble Service, Love, personal wares, Professional Dedication, School, Teaching
Posted in Career Passion, Community, Friendship, hope, Life, Self-reflection, Teaching
Posted in Career Passion, Community, Friendship, hope, Life, Self-reflection, Teaching
I am a hypocritical heretic
I am a hypocritical heretic ensconced in the paradoxical problem of didactic diatribes. No matter what I write I am sure there will be notorious notions, contradicting comments, suspicious statements, piqued prejudices, erroneous eradications, indeterminate identities, misguided miscalculations, conflicting conclusions,…
Tagged with: behavior choices, community, enlightenment, hope, humor, ignorance, letting go
Posted in Answers, Behavior, Community, hope, Humor, Life, Questions, religion, Self-reflection, Spiritualism, Tolerance
Posted in Answers, Behavior, Community, hope, Humor, Life, Questions, religion, Self-reflection, Spiritualism, Tolerance
Comedy equals serious politics
Comedy and a sense of humor have been a saving grace for me for as long as I can remember. When I was a cub scout I had to come up with an American Indian name that described me, so…
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