As we approach the celebration of America’s 242nd birthday we will be hearing a lot about the word Patriotism. I think this is a wonderful time to ask what Patriotism is. Is it blind obedience to whatever government is in power at the time? I don’t think so. Does being a Patriot require us to […]
How much happiness can I take? I suspect that this is not a question you have asked yourself lately. Well, the answer to the question “How much happiness can I take” is: as much as you will allow. A false sense of lack We often believe that if we ask for too much we will
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Isn’t it funny how when we were five years old the arrival of our birthday was something that could keep us up at night in anticipation of the magic day? “I am five!” we would proclaim to anyone within earshot. This continued for maybe twenty years until our birthdays became just another day, maybe a
Last night after a beautiful day of travel my butterfly and I were relaxing in the hotel pool enjoying the interaction of people of all ages. One of the Moms, watching her children play with complete strangers without conditions made the most interesting comment; “the kids love parallel play.” What she was referring to was the ability
One of the really wonderful things about finding more candles on my birthday cake is that every day I learn something, that is I learn something if I listen. The flip side of this continual learning is sometimes I discover that along the way I have told someone something I believed to be true, then
I bet you will hear that phrase “where did the year go” at least a dozen times this week if you listen. Where did the year go? It went where all seconds, minutes, hours, days, months and years go; into the past. This is a perfectly natural process which shows us we are being fully
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