Monthly Archives: June 2011

Planning My Own Funeral

Posted on June 20, 2011 by

Here in the late middle part of my life I have lost several friends my age already.  Most often it has been those who did not take care of themselves and abused their bodies.  It seems the late 40’s and … Continue reading →

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A Letter To My Son on Father’s Day

Posted on June 19, 2011 by

Dear Nick,  Vivid in memory are the emotions I experienced just after you were born.  The day after you arrived I wrote in a journal about the joy I felt, the gratefulness within for you being ‘normal” with the proper … Continue reading →

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Socrates, Close Friends and the Triple Filter Test

Posted on June 18, 2011 by

Not long ago today I arrived home from having breakfast with a friend, one I enjoy being around more and more the longer I know him.  The bonus this morning was he brought his wife, who is interesting, compassionate and … Continue reading →

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Letter to a Friend

Posted on June 17, 2011 by

Good morning.  I am thankful that you have come here to read this blog today.  When I began doing this I did so simply because some inspiration beyond my full understanding pulled me to do so.  I felt then and … Continue reading →

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Making the Habit Stop Kicking Me

Posted on June 16, 2011 by

In my formative years, most everyone around me smoked:  parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, teachers, doctors and more.  Those were the days when it seemed like a rite of passage to become a smoker certifying one as“adult” when old enough to … Continue reading →

Posted in Health, Life, Self Awareness

The Shadow of Monsters

Posted on June 15, 2011 by

Today I take a further step in opening up and letting the world see inside me.  It is a move that makes me nervous, yet I know it is the right and healing thing to do.  About 10 years ago … Continue reading →

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Paul McCartney & Carly Simon

Posted on June 14, 2011 by

Browsing the Internet I came across a list of June celebrity birthdays showing Paul McCartney and Carly Simon both celebrate the day of their birth later this month.  On the 18th Paul will turn 69 years of age.  Then a … Continue reading →

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Poets: The Craft of Rhyming Words

Posted on June 13, 2011 by

Last night I picked up an old book of poetry that I have had for many years.  The small red book was published in 1933 has the odd title of “Additional Poems to the Golden Treasury”.  There are at least … Continue reading →

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Who Am I?

Posted on June 12, 2011 by

Memory tells me the first time I did it I was around 12 or 13 and found the experience startling.  It was then I looked into the bathroom mirror with pointed focus and truly saw myself.  For the first time … Continue reading →

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Davy Crockett, Albert Einstein and my Grandfather

Posted on June 11, 2011 by

One of my earliest memories comes from somewhere in my third year when I received a pair of Davy Crockett gloves with fringe on the cuffs.  When I had them on I thought I was almost as cool as my … Continue reading →

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