I continue our journey through positivity with a look at kindness. The day I began writing about kindness a friend sent me a poem, The Mower by Phillip Larkin that included the following line: “Of each other, we should be Read more…
We are back to full speed. Jeny had a rough couple of days but is doing very well now. Thanks again for your interest and concern. I have had a blog on love and a blog on joy. Continuing my Read more…
Jeny had her surgery for removal of a cancerous Squamish cell on Monday. We appreciate the many prayers and good wishes for both of us in our recent bouts with skin cancer. Jeny was not to drink wine for 7 Read more…
JOY: I received a lot of positive feedback on the blog about love. My thanks to the many who responded. Given the weather, COVID and politics, I think we want to hear good news and love is good news. Another Read more…
If I am honest with myself, I know that much of my early feelings of love were my sex drive masquerading as romance. I expect many people if they are honest had the same experience. That is not a negative Read more…
2021 was a year of awakening for me. I learned of more serious racial atrocities than any time in my life. Previously I mentioned some examples. In the summer of 1919, within my parent’s lifetime, 20 major race riots occurred. Read more…
In keeping with my fight to overcome my human tendency toward confirmation bias, I have consciously been attending to both conservative and liberal sources of information to form my opinions. I encourage others to do likewise. In comparing the two Read more…
Thanks to everyone who responded to last week’s blog. These are very difficult times and I heard very thoughtful responses from several people. My surgery was easy for me. I get the biopsy next week. Thanks for the many prayers Read more…
Following are some of my thoughts in the aftermath of last week. As always, I welcome your ideas, particularly if you disagree with my thinking. To the Right –Georgia on my Mind. A friend wrote this week and asked a Read more…
I hope everyone had great holidays and 2021 is off to a great start. This blog will be public January 7. I pray the transfer of power has been accomplished peacefully by that time. We should also know the results Read more…