Category Archives: Lessons learned the hard way

Legacy Of Lack

Posted on May 8, 2013 by

I don’t want whatever I want. Nobody does. Not really. What kind of fun would it be if I just got everything I ever wanted just like that, and it didn’t mean anything? What then? Neil Gaiman Lack – Deficiency … Continue reading →

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A Greater Amount of Peace

Posted on March 31, 2013 by

Getting to know myself more intimately and growing wiser with years has helped me see the greatest barrier to knowing “peace” has been ‘me’ all along. Being focused on everything and everyone external as the cause for a lack of … Continue reading →

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The Crumbling Away of Untruth

Posted on March 20, 2013 by

A shortage of happiness I hear talked about frequently but I’ve never heard “there is not enough disappointment in my life”. Those words haven’t fallen from my lips either, yet I know disappointment has been a good teacher. Things not turning … Continue reading →

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Only Time Will Tell

Posted on February 19, 2013 by

Having grown up in 1960′s Alabama, it seemed everyday I witnessed the distance between people; the void between have’s and have not’s and between races. I was blessed to grow up poor in a family that believed all people should … Continue reading →

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Like Friction On the Strings

Posted on February 16, 2013 by

When life seems to have possibility, the present has so much more meaning. I know that psychologists and philosophers say the present moment being lived in is where I should be centered. For the most part I am. However, it’s … Continue reading →

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Jumping To Conclusions

Posted on February 14, 2013 by

Recently I caught myself red-handed with a large case of mistaken impression. My first thoughts about someone turned out to be negative for no reason or fact. The judge and jury in my mind went to work and jumped to … Continue reading →

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For Seekers and Searchers

Posted on January 27, 2013 by

For a long while long I have labeled myself a “seeker” and a “searcher”. That comes from an earnest desire to garner more wisdom, to understand and embrace life more fully and to grow my level of contentment and happiness. … Continue reading →

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No Money and No Home

Posted on December 23, 2012 by

Being the fifth car back from the traffic light I could not see her once my car came to a stop. But as I was pulling up into my position to wait for red to become green on the traffic … Continue reading →

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How Far I Have Come

Posted on December 20, 2012 by

The Holiday Season this year has me remembering my childhood. The older I get the more good I remember and the more not so good I seem to forget. Once upon a time I spent two Christmases with my Mother … Continue reading →

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Players On The Stage

Posted on December 12, 2012 by

Good morning to: The fifth grade teacher who never liked me; You taught me how impossible it is to please everyone. The supervisor who stepped aside to let me take blame for someone else, You taught me knowing someone for … Continue reading →

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