a common sense approach to everyday life, spiritulism, health and happiness
I just don’t get it. For my own comparison, I want to know if were you “that kid” growing up that questioned absolutely EVERYTHING? I was. I still am. I was never satisfied with the obvious, what was right in front…
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What inspires YOU? Like many of you, I began to read and write at an early age. A book was a “safe place” where I could be whoever I wanted to be (without anyone suggesting the absurdity of my choice)…
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“Yesterday I went to Olive Garden restaurant to have dinner with nice families. We were a group of 7 adults and 5 children. Everyone in the restaurant was knowing that we were Arabs Muslims on the table because of the…
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I had a fantastic holiday (how about you?). We were surrounded by family and friends; we cooked together in a small kitchen, played games, laughed a lot and shared wonderful memories of past celebrations. Unfortunately, I gained ten pounds from…
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This is an entirely different blog than I set out to write. The initial draft was loosely titled, “What I Learned about Christmas from Reading “The Nutcracker””. It was cute and witty (if I do say so myself) and rather…
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Some blogs just write themselves. “What do you make of Donald Trump’s latest promise to deport all Muslims if he is elected?” Seriously? Wake up America. As you turn off your TV and radio because you are sick and tired…
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Each day like many of you, I peruse my calendar with great expectations and anticipation. What will the day bring? What will I learn that perhaps I never knew before? As I ponder what might be in the next twenty-four…
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(Lest I be run out of town for calling attention to a few common complaints amongst church-goers, be aware that I consider participation a “privilege” of church membership. These are real complaints from pious people that attribute a degree of stress to membership at their individual churches. The …
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This past week has been absolutely brutal for families in Roseburg, Oregon. Far removed from a big city’s population with inherent violence and crime, the safety and security of an entire community was shattered on Thursday, the first day of…
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We get up out of our comfy beds each morning, generally apathetic to the world around us. We eat breakfast not really thinking about or caring that others will go hungry this day. Perhaps we read or watch the news…
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