Category Archives: Perspective

One Kinds Action Leads To Another

Posted on May 15, 2013 by

“Will there be anything else” she said to me as I sat the bottle of water on the counter of the airport store. I said “no” as I glanced at her name tag and saw “Asja”. I’m one of those … Continue reading →

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All Of You Are Right

Posted on May 6, 2013 by

“Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world” wrote German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer. It’s so easy to think my take on things is the clearest view of reality when everyone has … Continue reading →

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We’re All Just Wandering Souls

Posted on April 28, 2013 by

Something happened yesterday where my feelings became hurt more so than in a long while. I presented myself to another person in a way I thought was honest and caring. My comrade found great offense in what I said. This … Continue reading →

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Life: One, Two, Three, Four

Posted on April 12, 2013 by

One for the money: Making money isn’t hard in itself… What’s hard is to earn it doing something worth devoting one’s life to. Carlos Ruiz Zafon  Two for the show: Please do not break your heart over the withering of … Continue reading →

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This Is All There Is

Posted on April 7, 2013 by

Each person is unique; a completely original work crafted by intention, deeds, heredity, family, choices, fate and forces beyond understanding. And the path we each choose is one of a kind. There are commonalities, but no exact matches. That is … Continue reading →

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Snips and Snails and Puppy-Dog Tails

Posted on April 5, 2013 by

My boyhood memories that are predominately good are those from before the age of seven. Then life was filled with awe, joy and wonder. The painful realities from the adult world had not touched my little brother and me yet. … Continue reading →

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All These Things and More

Posted on March 22, 2013 by

If my heart could be seen as living space it would be similar to the room above; well used, a bit worn and even abused, but more than serviceable. My heart… …has become dusty from years of use but is a safe … Continue reading →

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Keep Practicing the Art of Living

Posted on March 10, 2013 by

In a little more than two weeks we arrive upon the 108th anniversary of birth for Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist, Dr. Viktor Emil Frankl, MD, PhD (March 26, 1905 – September 2, 1997). I did not read his renowned work … Continue reading →

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Who Am I?

Posted on February 28, 2013 by

The following taken from words spoken almost a hundred years ago by twentieth-century Indian Guru Sri Ramana Maharshi is heady stuff and took me a few reads to let it soak it. Every living being longs to be perpetually happy, … 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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