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  • Religious Beliefs and National Identity: The 4th of July Dilemma

    Of all the animosities which have existed among mankind, those which are caused by a difference of sentiments in religion appear to be the most inveterate and distressing, and ought to be depreciated. I was in hopes that the enlightenment and liberal policy, which has marked the present age, would at least have reconciled Christians…

  • Navigating Aging: Overcoming Limitations and Embracing Happiness

    You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at everything that barks. Winston Churchill Glancing at Facebook, as I drank my morning coffee, I was greeted with a large photo of Rachel Maddow. Written across the image was the message, “Rachel Maddow is dumb.” My first reaction was,”no”. Or “non”, on…

  • Aging Gracefully: Embracing Inner Beauty and Wisdom

    Don’t prioritize your looks my friend, as they won’t last the journey. Your sense of humor though, will only get better with age. Your intuition will grow and expand like a majestic clock of wisdom. your ability to choose your battles, will be fined-tuned to perfection. Your capacity for stillness, for living in the moment,…

  • Rediscovering Wisdom and Serenity

    Stanley Ma Hang Park, Hong Kong “What is the meaning of life? That was all-a simple question; one that tended to close in on one with years, the great revelation had never come. The great revelation perhaps never did come. Instead there were daily little miracles, illuminations, matches struck unexpectedly in the dark…” To the…

  • Rediscovering the Impact of Literature: A Journey Through Reading Memories

    I cannot remember the books I’ve read anymore than the meals I have eaten; even so, they have made me. Ralph Waldo Emerson It’s 6 AM and, I’m looking out the living room window, watching the sun slowly peek around the corner of a brick wall. I am a morning person and this is my…

  • Summer’s Children

    School Grounds I wondered what it would be like to live in a world where it is always June. L.M. Montgomery, Anne of the Island Elementary schools have changed a great deal since I was a student. The school across the avenue from our condo is private, with lush green lawns and ancient trees, surrounded…

  • Inspired Eating

    When you have the best and tastiest ingredients, you can cook very simply and the food will be extraordinary because it tastes like what it is. Alice Waters Here is my guilty secret. I don’t like to cook. When my sons were still at home, I prepared meals seven days a week. Just basic everyday…

  • Perspective

    Existence is like a painting, if you only look at one side of existence, how can you see it all? You cannot. Thus, perspective requires looking at every side. C.A.A. Savastano Today, while looking at one of my favorite John Singer Sargent paintings, I’ve been thinking about a technique I learned in a college drawing…

  • Expectations

    Expect the unexpected. Oscar Wilde A row of Locusts line the avenue in front of our condo. They are quite large and produce a number of bright green leaves every spring. Until this year, when the tree directly in front of our window displayed several bare branches. While all the trees surrounding it showcase an…