We depend upon consistency in our lives. We crave being able to be confident that people around us will be consistent in what they are telling us, how they will react to situations as well as their viewpoints. We build our world around these “Knowns.” Problem is; people change their minds, people change their views, […]
Most of us want to change our lives in one way or another; some are huge changes, some are just “tweeking,” but very few of us have everything in our lives exactly the way we have visioned. Too often we grow frustrated that said changes have not occurred, or not occurred so we can see
Tribes are not limited to Native Americans, we all have Tribes of some kind. These Tribes shift, blend, disappear then re-emerge as needed. As events unfold in and around our lives we find ourselves identifying with one Tribe or another. This may a Tribe which is cheering for a High School football team, or, like
Information comes at us at such an amazing pace these days; internet, television, radio, billboards, heck, even our phones are pumping information at us constantly. Keeping in touch with the world is not an issue anymore; keeping in touch with ourselves has become our most pressing challenge. We can loose ourselves in the sheer volume
Every time we address a situation we bring every one of our preconceived notions right along with us. How we deal with new people in or lives, how we hear others say what they say, what we expect to find in any given situation are all colored by what we have experienced in the past.
I recently heard some very interesting words; “The actuality of our being changes, our reality of being remains the same.” This is an concept to put into your mind and let it percolate for a while, but in the meantime let’s look at it. As we go about our daily lives what we are doing,
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Have you ever tried to see something another person told you was there, like a dolphin swimming by in the ocean, but could not see it until you looked just a little off to the side of where it was? Once you spotted the dolphin out of the corner of your eye, you could then
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As we look back upon our lives we often think that if we had done this, or done that, our lives would be richer today. Sometimes we kick ourselves because we did not accept an offer or opportunity, or remain in a relationship. This is part of the human experience, we like to say, yet
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I simply love watching people as they go about their everyday lives. When I am on vacation, watching the locals and the other tourists is fascinating, even around my new home seeing how people interact is delightful. My lovely lady friend in Japan was sharing live video of people walking along the street outside her
Outside right now we are getting some light showers, and for some this will be greeted with the plaintive cry of “my hair, my hair!” because showers and styled hair are a poor mixture. For some there will be curses under the breath because of the rains effect on their clothing, or dismay because the car has
