Freedom to me was escaping from an 8-4:00 ‘job’. I loved teaching high school, but I was locked into an established schedule. Be there, parked, mailbox checked, classroom doors opened by 7:45 for that first 8:00 class. Five classes of 28 students each every day, a 45 min lunch break, a homeroom, possibly study hall…… Continue Reading
I’m so grateful we experienced this Ancient Beauty! I can’t even begin to understand all that’s happening in this fabled land these days. My friend, originally from Athens, just posted that the ancient ruins of Palmyra are now laced with mines by terrorist fanatics. They seek to control the area. Inconceivable! When we self toured…… Continue Reading
Schedule Down time to increase pleasure, recharge, and dream! Get away from ‘busyness’, and relish the moment. Whenever you tremember to SAVOR the moment, the meal, the glass of wine or piece of chocolate, the body immediately slows down. Savoring must be done ‘off the clock’, away from technology, and can be a nurtured feeling.…… Continue Reading
Heavier than a gray wolf, ancient packs once roamed from Canada, to Bolivia. The oldest fossils, from 240,000 yrs ago, have been found in the Black Hills of So. Dakota, while the most recent direwolf remains from Florida, are just 11,000 yrs old. The Old Vero Man site even shows burned bones of extinct fossils…… Continue Reading
A man is but the product of his thoughts; what he thinks, he becomes. Gandhi Thoughts and emotions go hand in hand. To me, it’s almost impossible to know which comes first. They are deeply tied together in our deepest psyche, and can create havoc if we let them! The thoughts inside your head are…… Continue Reading
Time to Slow Down and Bring it all Home… My catalogs read ‘Go with the Slow’, The Beaches are only the Beginning, and Get Out There, Let’s Go Summer!!! Yes, I say. I want that!! I want long days on the river, perusing quaint shops by the sea, jumping into the ocean waves, walking the…… Continue Reading
Overworked Americans Need Summer Vacations Remember when summer meant playing all day until it got dark? School ended in May, wouldn’t resume until after Labor Day in September. Summer stretched out in front of us like a long, carefree adventure, with endless possibilities. It was a frame of mind that triggered a relaxing ‘weight off…… Continue Reading
Elephant Trunk, Kane Co., Brimfield, all provide gold to the discerning eye. We have discovered boxes of little metal rocket ship ornaments, clock gears, Whole carousel horses, and model airplanes on our explorations combing through tents, crates, and boxes. There were the two bronze mold templates for gold castings from jewelers in India, wonderful sets…… Continue Reading
I woke up at 4:20 with sad images flowing in. I thought of Dave, and a car accident, with one thought after another piling on each other, as fearful thoughts tend to do. Then I remembered reading somewhere long ago that when heavy emotions come upon you, ask yourself if they are truly yours, or…… Continue Reading
Flameless candles, iphone cameras, deep dark web, driverless cars! It sure feels like we’re living in a multi-dimensional world! Not that long ago, many people didn’t have a camera, coffee had to be brewed by the pot, items had to be plugged into wall sockets, people read newspapers for the latest info, and food had…… Continue Reading
