Category Archives: Material Things

The Shack Out Back

Posted on March 1, 2012 by

There is no memory of ever being in one that was painted. The look was always old wood worn gray by rain, sun and cold. Built for function and not comfort, I remember none that were fancy or adorned in any … Continue reading →

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Quiet Joy

Posted on January 31, 2012 by

Give thanks for a little and you will find a lot. Nigerian Hausa proverb Still sleepy and only minutes after rising from bed I was headed to the kitchen to make coffee.  As I walked down the hall a greater than usual sense … Continue reading →

Posted in Knowledge, Life, Material Things, Simple Pleasures

In the Gaining of Much, Much Has Been Lost.

Posted on January 20, 2012 by

The last decade plus a couple of years has been the most turbulent.  This life adventure includes relocation to a new city from one I had lived in for eighteen years, separation and later divorce, my 16 year-old son suddenly … Continue reading →

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Books Can Be Dangerous

Posted on December 31, 2011 by

The city where I live is blessed with a huge used book store that now occupies the majority of a strip center.  Gardner’s is a funky throw-back to another time.  The store has earthy feelings like something from the late … Continue reading →

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But for the Grace of God

Posted on December 6, 2011 by

My memory of that afternoon awakens thoughts of a sunny fall day.  Back in time a dozen years it was one of those in-between days of not cold yet, but not warm either.  Balanced between extremes that Saturday was one … Continue reading →

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Gratitude: The Cure for Dissatisfaction

Posted on November 11, 2011 by

Why are so many of us unhappy? Why are mental health problems growing so rapidly? According to the Surgeon General 1 in 5 American adults AND children are affected by a mental disorder during each year! WHY?!?! The following comes … Continue reading →

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Those Who Have Less Are Many

Posted on October 19, 2011 by

This morning as I begin a new day writing here, I am curious if I can come up with 50 things to be grateful for in 10 minutes. Here goes: 1. Bed I woke up in. 2. Clean sheets I slept on. … Continue reading →

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Ode to Business Travel

Posted on September 21, 2011 by

Being away from home for business can sometimes give me a perspective I don’t have day-to-day.  On ocassion after traveling, walking into my home can cause me really notice what I am seeing.  The smell particular to my home greets me … Continue reading →

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Home, Sweet Home

Posted on September 20, 2011 by

Growing up I heard the phrase “home, sweet home”, but it did not fit what I was experiencing.  I never felt much “sweet” where I lived during a difficult childhood. Only as an adult have I been able to realize the tranquility … 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 →

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