They were wrong! Whoever determined that the Mayan calendar indicated that the world would end in a fiery display on December 21, 2012 was wrong. The fact that you are reading this now is clear evidence! I intend no ill will against the Mayan calendar makers, their descendants or those whose incorrect interpretations caused them […]
Are you feeling a little overwhelmed these days? There is the end of the year frenzy of activity that we are familiar with and then there is the unexpected, uncertainty created by random acts of violence, which are very present for all of us today. Are you getting inundated by emails and in your mailbox […]
What do you do when someone “rubs you the wrong way”? When you are “minding your own business” and someone comes along and makes an offensive remark how do you respond? Recently I was watching a comedy drama that I enjoy called “Monk”. The television series, now available in syndication ended in 2009. Somehow I […]
Where are you going? What path are you following? I don’t mean right at this moment, and I do mean right at this moment! You or rather your life is in motion. Based on the choices we make we are moving toward something. We can either look forward, be preoccupied by the rear or try […]
So how was your Thanksgiving? Did you hold to the same traditions of the past? Did you experience the same kinds of things you did at this time last year? Did you do something different? Reflect on the day. Whether you were with a large group or alone, think about what went well. What did […]
There is more crispness in the air, the wind is blowing a bit more, and my birthday and anniversary have recently passed. That means we are in my favorite season of the year! Being in sunny Southern California it is difficult to pinpoint the seasons by looking at the colors of the trees or the […]
Since 1968 the fourth Monday in October has been deemed Veterans Day. Earlier in 1954 President Eisenhower signed a bill recognizing November 11th as Veterans Day. National observances of that day were also decreed at that time. The eleventh of November coincides with the commemoration of the ending of World War I. After virtually the […]
Well, not quite there is still time. When the final results of the election are announced will you react or will you respond? I can almost wager that every vote you cast, whether for a candidate or proposal will not result in the outcome you favored. I am an absentee voter and have already mailed […]
Creative, funny, thinker, clown, reliable, risk taker, spend thrift, or reckless. We are all inside a labeled box. It may have one name on it at work, another around the house, another in the neighborhood and yet another when you are around friends. Anyone of us can find ourselves in a narrow one-dimensional category of […]
I believe one of the greatest gifts we have as human beings is choice. We are not robots forced to take a certain path. We are not formed on an assembly line of identical parts put together to mimic the models made before us, and to be the same as those that will follow. We […]