A squeamish child, I didn’t pull the wings off of flies. Or petals off a daisy. I didn’t much want to know what the insides of anything looked like – animal, vegetable, sea creature, automobile or electronic equipment. I was satisfied with the outer surface of things. I was happy to allow fate to determine […]
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She loves me, she loves me not
Posted in Adolescents/Teenagers, Emotions/Inner World, Love, Spirituality, Writing on January 14, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
Trying to meditate while my husband cleans his gun
Posted in Acceptance, Anger, Gun cleaning, Meditation, Personal Growth, Spirituality, Thich Nhat Hahn on December 14, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
Every few years, I determine to be a better person. My ideas are no more outrageous nor ordinary than any New Year’s resolution: Read the classics. Take smaller portions. Clean out the clutter. Read poetry. Keep up with the news. Call my parents more than once a week. Give more to charity. Floss more often. […]