Category Archives: Family

A Do-It-Yourself Blog

Posted on January 29, 2012 by

Here today are few words and collage of photos intended for the do-it-yourselfer.  Take in the three word definitions and the photos of people.  Then spend a few moments with reflecting on them.  You are almost guaranteed to feel better!   Happiness:   good fortune,  prosperity, a … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Love, People, Simple Pleasures

An Almost Infinite Capacity

Posted on December 22, 2011 by

Yesterday day at work I recited to someone an alternate version of a favorite Christmas song he had never heard.  With it fresh on my mind, I tried it out on two others who it turned out had never heard it as well.  … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Friends, Simple Pleasures, Spirituality | 3 Comments

Part of Loving is to Let Go

Posted on December 21, 2011 by

Her name was Evelyn Thompson and she was my girlfriend when I has a junior in high school.  She was a year older and my first serious girlfriend.  I loved her to the capacity a 16-year-old boy can.  Never before had I cried … Continue reading →

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My Child Within

Posted on November 24, 2011 by

Carl Jung called it the “Divine Child” and Emmet Fox called it the “Wonder Child.” Some psychotherapists call it the “True Self” and Charles Whitfield called it the “Child Within”.  My Inner Child is my emotional self. It is where … Continue reading →

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My Prayers for Thanksgiving

Posted on November 23, 2011 by

Tomorrow is the nationally sanctioned American holiday for thanks; for gratitude.  Beyond the Thanksgiving holiday, the family gathering, the food and the plenty it is thankfulness for all the goodness in my life I want to express my humble gratefulness for.  … Continue reading →

Posted in Country, Family, Friends, Life, People, Simple Pleasures | 4 Comments

Pursuit of Fun

Posted on September 10, 2011 by

Early this week I ran across the quote just below that has deep meaning, especially considering it comes from a TV show (Sex and the City).  When you’re young, your whole life is about the pursuit of fun. Then you grow … Continue reading →

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The Point is… They Lived

Posted on September 9, 2011 by

Generally speaking, most of us work about eight hours per day, commute for an average of an hour each day, eat for about two hours, watch television for about five hours and about two hours goes to the computer for … Continue reading →

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Children See, Children Do

Posted on September 2, 2011 by

Even though I remember feeling emotions deeply as a child, no grownup nearby was interested in what I felt.  If I did express myself it usually got me into trouble of the sort that included a belt or willow switch.  … Continue reading →

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“Superb Disputer”

Posted on August 23, 2011 by

Late last week a friend made a negative comment about how I was handling something at work.  Initially the feeling was he was right and I was not managing properly.  What I heard irritated me and I cut short the … Continue reading →

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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