It’s an ongoing struggle for me. I get on someone’s wagon thinking it will take me to the golden valley. I spend all my sense of worth, well-being and happiness for the fare. The band wagon crashed, leaving me in … Read More
Ground hogs We have a pair of Groundhogs (aka Whistle Pigs) that feed in our back yard. They visit usually after a period of rain when the clover blooms. I hadn’t thought much about them. I liked watching them. The … Read More
I have a photo on the desktop of my computer I took and like very much. The image was taken at the Missouri Botanical Garden’s Japanese garden in Saint Louis. There’s an arched bridge in the background and a small … Read More
It’s easy to be horrified by what’s happening to the planet and society. I’m saddened, angered and judgmental. I think the Master of the universe should fix this! But if I’m humble enough, I can see that humankind (of which … Read More
I’m older now but thankfully my skin suit is still aging. I try to not make my decaying body a big issue. My joints are arthritic, my balance is wobbly and my digestion iffy. I use handrails and mild pain … Read More
As a child I was endowed by creator with resources that I didn’t understand or know the source of. I learned to use my resources but not how to replenish them. I became depleted and existed on the resources from … Read More
What will this world bring? What will I make of the coming year? I think the first question is one a victim would ask. It’s saying “I hope not too much crap happens, making my life hell. I feel unsafe … Read More
I was planted in fertile ground of good moist nutrient rich soil. I sprouted with hopeful anticipation but got distracted. I saw the others who were planted nearby and thought them better than I. I thought them better, stronger, more … Read More
Each day I run into my fears. Some are so small I don’t really notice them. But down the road the accumulated damage from these little fears, unnamed, unclaimed and unnoticed, emerge as pain in my soul. The pain is … Read More