Thoughts are funny things. Sometimes they meander idly through my mind, going here, going there. Some thoughts reach logical conclusions; some never conclude but have a question mark after them. At other times, with no warning, an idea will pop up. These thoughts are sudden and unexpected, an “Aha” moment, sort of like those after-the-rain mushrooms that sometimes […]
Jun 27, 2015
What Next?
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Before I turn on the news each morning, I wonder what terrible thing has happened most recently? I wonder what next? And, I turn on the news less and less often because it seems a sort of madness is sweeping parts of the country and I can’t do a thing about it. You may or […]
Jun 26, 2015
Balm for the Soul
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Perhaps this balm is only for bees and butterflies and not for the soul at all but it does make me feel better just to look at it and know the insects enjoy it a bunch. When I first planted the bee balm, several years ago, it was only a small plant; it came in one of […]
Jun 25, 2015
Heavy on My Heart
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I would much rather be writing about books this morning. I do not like controversy and I do not like confrontations. So, this is probably the last time I’ll mention what is going on with the Confederate flag that many southern states and retailers are hastening to take down. These observations and thoughts are purely […]
Jun 24, 2015
A Betrayal of Trust
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Once upon a time, a poor man, when his family’s estate was settled, found that he had been bequeathed a chair that once belonged to his great-grandfather who was a gifted and popular artist. Now, this wasn’t just any chair. It was old, true, but that chair had character. It was made of the finest wood. It […]
Jun 22, 2015
The Way I See It
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A message that is spoken quietly with a smile at the end is more powerful than shouting with a raised fist. Love means I am more interested in your well-being than I am in my own. Even if something is true, if it is hurtful, I will not repeat it. Each state should take care […]
