It has been almost two years since I last wrote in this blog. Looking at my post list in the dashboard I see that I had a draft entitled “The First Week of the Trump Presidency” but never published and I did not read what I had written. How much the world has changed for…… Continue reading A Passion Reawakened
Category: Life
Life
New Year 2014
New Year 2014 I usually like to write about an event while it is actually happening. This year I just didn’t have the enthusiasm to write for Christmas and am a little bit delayed for the New Year. So today, I’m forcing myself to get my thoughts down. This New Year’s Eve we did not…… Continue reading New Year 2014
Importance of an Open Mind
I’m sitting here this morning listening to music called “Ancient Temples” by the artist High Priestess. It is just peaceful music of the fantasy genre and I found it to be a suitable selection for the morning. I discovered it just the other day through last.fm when I followed a chain of suggestions stemming from…… Continue reading Importance of an Open Mind
The means to attain a happy life
I ran across this epigram the other day. I found a lot of wisdom in these words. MARTIAL, the things that do attainThe happy life be these, I find:—The richesse left, not got with pain;The fruitful ground, the quiet mind;The equal friend; no grudge, no strife;No charge of rule, nor governance;Without disease, the healthful life;The…… Continue reading The means to attain a happy life
The Decision to Have a Child
Today in the news I caught a headline about a certain celebrity couple that is ready to “start pumping out kids.” This got me thinking about how much thought people in general really give to have children and their reasons for doing so. Now, when we discuss this with others and think about…… Continue reading The Decision to Have a Child