Category Archive: constructive action

Four eggs

Four eggs

I’m making breakfast for the family. I crack an egg – double yolks. Amazing! I’ve cracked hundreds – probably thousands of eggs and I’ve never …

 

The black sheep of the family

The black sheep of the family

Who, at some point, hasn’t thought that they might be the black sheep of the family? You know, that one person in the family that …

 

The golden weather

The golden weather

Today is the last of our summer break. Holidays used up for the moment, time to move on with the year. Needless to say it’s …

 

The neighbour

The neighbour

A neighbour of ours died yesterday. She lived next door. Down the street, on another block, in the next suburb, across town. In the next city …

 

I’m not afraid

I’m not afraid

How I wish that were true. Frequently I am afraid, and I loathe the feeling and I loathe myself for being afraid. I don’t mean watching …

 

Searching for muchness

Searching for muchness

MAD HATTER (accusing): “You’re not the same as you were before. You were much more … much more muchier … you’ve lost your muchness.” ALICE: “My …

 

Blue sky dreaming

Blue sky dreaming

I had coffee today with a business associate. He’s a very dangerous and frightening guy in many respects. It’s not that he is scary in …

 

Deeply growing

Deeply growing

“When a child first catches adults out — when it first walks into his grave little head that adults do not always have divine intelligence, …

 

Twos are like esses

Twos are like esses

“And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good.” ― John Steinbeck, East of Eden I noticed these numbers the other day …

 

Bloom where you’re planted

Bloom where you’re planted

Earlier this year I saw this statement somewhere. Somewhere. Who knows we you see anything these days? I read all day every day and I …