Monthly Archives: August 2011

The House with Cardboard Walls

Posted on August 21, 2011 by

Once upon a time in the deep South there was an old four-room clapboard house that sat on the side of a paved two-lane country road.  This house had four rooms:  living room, kitchen, bedroom and storeroom.   The toilet was a small … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Life, Material Things | 1 Comment

Memories of a Dear Friend

Posted on August 20, 2011 by

This morning I woke up thinking of a dear friend of 30 years who passed away last year about this time.  Ultimately not taking care of himself combined with bad habits and the unmanaged stress of a challenging life did … Continue reading →

Posted in Friends, Health, Life, People | 3 Comments

Who Lingers in Your Heart?

Posted on August 19, 2011 by

I have a very insightful friend who wrote me an email yesterday and in it she said:   I often wonder in your heart, who it is that lingers there, who it is that still has your love but does not … Continue reading →

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Oklahoma Weather: Frozen and Fried Gratitude

Posted on August 18, 2011 by

When I moved to Oklahoma almost 14 years ago from Ohio, one of the things noticed and first enjoyed was the amount of days that were sunny.  Of course, there are tornadoes, but mostly in other parts of the state … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, Life | 2 Comments

Apology to Anna

Posted on August 17, 2011 by

What sort of ass would ask a woman to marry him while engaged to another woman and let an announcement in the paper be how she found out?  I am not exactly sure what kind of man he was, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, People, Self Awareness | 4 Comments

A Mother’s Love

Posted on August 16, 2011 by

Her name was Dawn. Right out of college she began her first full-time job as a fledgling account rep where I worked.  Although she was “green” as grass, two of the senior account executives took her under their wing and … Continue reading →

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Most Friendships Don’t End, They Drift Apart

Posted on August 15, 2011 by

In my life there have been a few people I became close enough to that they felt like a devoted relative.  As I told one dear friend years ago, “If I got to choose who was in my family, you’d … Continue reading →

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Discovering My “Undiscovered Self”

Posted on August 14, 2011 by

In the “Undiscovered Self” Carl Jung wrote that man often remains…”an enigma to himself.  Most people confuse “self-knowledge” with knowledge of their self-conscious ego personalities.  But the ego knows only its own contents… What is commonly called “self knowledge” is … Continue reading →

Posted in Health, Knowledge, Self Awareness, Wisdom | 1 Comment

Coincidence and My Newest Temporary Friend

Posted on August 13, 2011 by

Something came across the path of my life last week that caused me to spend some time pondering the subject of “coincidences”.   Years back I recall reading “The Celestine Prophecy” by James Redfield that dances all around the proposition there … Continue reading →

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Love Letter To Someone I Don’t Know & Never Met

Posted on August 12, 2011 by

“The Love Letter” painted by August Toulmouche Recently I have read several articles about old love letters being discovered by people unrelated to the writer or addressee.  In one instance a letter discovered was written 50+ years ago and finally … Continue reading →

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