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  • Thanksgiving

    The more you practice the art of thankfulness, the more you have to be thankful for. Norman Vincent Peale On this Thanksgiving Day, however you choose to spend it, take a moment to be thankful for all you have received and all you have escaped.

  • Self Refection

    Is there nowhere in an American house where one may be one’s self? Edith Wharton Next week we celebrate another Thanksgiving. Winter will soon be here and Christmas is not far behind. 2024 is racing to a close. I want to slow down the time and enjoy each moment. This morning I put the duvet…

  • A Time for Everything

    To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven. Ecclesiastes 3 I knew it was not be avoided. No matter the calendar date, winter was coming. It arrived last week. As the temperature dipped, several inches of snow blanketed the landscape. Of course, typical of Colorado. I few days later,…

  • You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know

    I only know that I know nothing. Socrates A modern version of the Socrates quote would be “You don’t know what you don’t know”. I recognize there is much I don’t know. Yet, occasionally the Universe decides it’s time to remind me. In case I had acquired any delusions. This morning was one of those…

  • Seasons of Change

    This post is from 2022 Certain things, they should stay the way they are. You ought to be able to stick them in one of those big glass cases and just leave them alone. J.D. Salinger On Halloween, our son came over for dinner and after we had eaten we decided to watch, ET. I…

  • Seasons of Change

    This post is from 2022 Certain things, they should stay the way they are. You ought to be able to stick them in one of those big glass cases and just leave them alone. J.D. Salinger On Halloween, our son came over for dinner and after we had eaten we decided to watch, ET. I…

  • The Ethics of Social Media

    There may be times when we are powerless to prevent in justice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest. Elie Wiesel I can’t tell you why I opened this post with the Bemelman mural to illustrate ethics, or lack of. I could have chosen the Facebook post leading to this…

  • Pseudo Extrovert

    Cabin on Lake The secret is to put yourself in the right light. For some it’s a Broadway spotlight, for others, a lamplit desk. Susan Cain Under the category of things I wish I had recognized about myself earlier in life. I am not comfortable at large parties. Or events where conversation with people I…

  • Living a Gracious Life

    We may be excused for not always being bright, but we are not excused for not being gracious, yielding and considerate. St. Francis de Sales I recently ran across a book titled, Gracious by Kelly Williams Brown. It advertises itself as, “A Practical Primer on Charm, Tact and Unsinkable Strength.” The copyright is 2017, but…