Monthly Archives: June 2012

Improved Means to an Unimproved End

Posted on June 30, 2012 by

Living in a country where I have been programmed to consume, it’s difficult not to indulge to or even past the point of what I can afford. Things have not always been so in this country. Somewhere in the last … Continue reading →

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What a Difference a Day Makes

Posted on June 29, 2012 by

There is good to be found in many things initially not seen in that light. I woke up about 4am Thursday morning with a nasty stomach virus that kept anything from staying down until about 6pm last evening. Between a … Continue reading →

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My Aloneness Disappears

Posted on June 28, 2012 by

In the bargain section at the front of the store of a local Barnes and Nobles, I bought a cool book yesterday. “It’s Never Too Late… 172 simple acts to change your life” is by Patrick Lindsay.  Here’s two samples of … Continue reading →

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I Wear the Black

Posted on June 27, 2012 by

Three quotes from Johnny Cash: “You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don’t try to forget the mistakes, but you don’t dwell on it. You don’t let it have … Continue reading →

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Casting Thoughts Into the World

Posted on June 26, 2012 by

These days there’s not a lot holding me back from doing most anything I want. I’m single and my son is established and will turn thirty soon. My health is good and my spirits are high for the most part. … Continue reading →

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Always Worth Living

Posted on June 25, 2012 by

Even though I try not to, I find myself at times wishing for the “good old days”. Yet I know they were not nearly as good as my memory has enshrined them to be. It’s my mind’s way of coping … Continue reading →

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I am Right Here

Posted on June 24, 2012 by

Taken from “Finding Your Real Self” by Kathleen D. Cone Hi, It is me, I am here, Right inside of you, and, although You don’t know me Very well, Quite yet, Time is on our side and the days will … Continue reading →

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A Little, Delightful Surprise

Posted on June 23, 2012 by

Over time Asian food has become a favorite and I’m especially fond of spicy Thai dishes that make my taste buds dance. I have come to know the quality of a particular restaurant’s Pad Thai is a good test of how tasty their … Continue reading →

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Pictorial Expressions of Gratitude

Posted on June 22, 2012 by

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then here are 10,000 words to express my gratitude this morning.                           As I discovered these images each one provoked a positive emotion within: one of gratitude … Continue reading →

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Through Their Eyes

Posted on June 21, 2012 by

Rudyard Kipling passed away just short of twenty years before I was born.  As a kid I loved the wonderful mental journeys I took reading the stories in “The Jungle Book” and the great adventures I went on with “Kim” and “Captains … Continue reading →

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