Category Archive: learning

Living in a fog

Living in a fog

I live not in dreams but in contemplation of a reality that is perhaps the future. Rainer Maria Rilke A fog has been blanketing our city. …

 

Pampering

Pampering

Pampering myself is not something that comes naturally. I always feel it is being selfish. Guilt nags away at me. The reason for this is …

 

Starting out

Starting out

We were talking last night about how we might change things in our lives. We often talk about how cool it would be to live …

 

The help

The help

There’s always someone who *thinks* they know how to help you. What’s worse is when they *believe* they can help you, and, charged with this …

 

Parallel lines

Parallel lines

I keep hearing about people reinventing themselves. Grow a ponytail, get a harley. Leave a life partner, quit a job, do almost anything to change …

 

Less is more

Less is more

Sometimes it’s easy to feel dragged down by the petty struggles of life. Yes, they are irritating, and yes, if you get enough of them …

 

The test

The test

It all started out as a run of the mill eye test. A couple of years and it’s time for me to get my eye …

 

Soul dreams

Soul dreams

The greatest achievement was at first and for a time a dream. The oak sleeps in the acorn, the bird waits in the egg, and …

 

Keeping up

Keeping up

I’m walking down the street early this afternoon. I’ve just had a successful meeting. Things are going well. Suddenly, there’s a lemon tree, complete with lemons, …

 

Zoom!

Zoom!

Do you ever have one of those days when a number of plans, ideas, blue sky thinking, and general staring into space finally starts to …