Category Archives: Material Things

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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Freedom and Choice

Posted on November 28, 2012 by

A futurist’s comments I read about fifteen years ago predicted one day the number of big stores where you go to buy things would be far fewer. The suggestion was made that instead of going to Sears or Best Buy … Continue reading →

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Finding Meaning In What You Have

Posted on August 5, 2012 by

Sitting here this morning in the lap of plenty, I began to think about looking for a new sofa for the den. The one there has seen much better days. The impressions on it made where people frequently sit are … Continue reading →

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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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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 →

Posted in Life, Material Things, People, Wisdom | 4 Comments

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 →

Posted in Country, Knowledge, Life, Material Things, Self Awareness, Wisdom | 4 Comments