31 days of 500 words! That equals 15,500 words if I stuck to 500 words, but I did not. There were days I wrote much more. How does it feel to accomplish this? Well, for me to go from, “Why did I start this, I won’t be able to keep up?” to “Holy crap, this […]
Innocence is that place that is taken out of us by our parents, our siblings, and society. It is that place that we eventually begin to search for as we age; so we can return to it. When we find it, we call it enlightenment. Children don’t look upon others with hate. They are taught […]
Horses are beautiful, sentient beings. They hold a special place in the hearts of many. There was a post on Facebook that said it all, “Every time I see a horse in the field as I drive past, I still say Horses!” I am one of those people. The past ten years of my life […]
Driving into Tucson one day, I was struck by the saddest thing I ever saw; a hearse with absolutely no one following it. We all see hearses in traffic and they are usually followed by a few Police motorcycles and quite a few cars. In fact, the procession usually holds up traffic. This one though […]
Work has such a negative connotation to it for some reason. This may be because we feel trapped by our jobs; trapped from doing the things we truly enjoy. It is possible to find people who truly love what they do though. In the book Business for Bohemians; Freedom Through Creativity by Tom Hodgkinson, […]
When disappointments are viewed as learning opportunities, they really take on a whole new light. Of course, in the moment, this just is not easy. I think the hardest disappointment is disappointment in self. Where are you going to go to get away from that one. That is why I am sticking to this 500 […]
The other night, I had a dream that Ted and I traveled to South America and we were preparing to go scuba diving. As I looked through my equipment, I realized I didn’t have a bathing suit. It was starting to get dark outside and it flashed through my mind that I just didn’t want […]
There was this story I read the other day, it reminded me of the border town I grew up in but was placed near a much larger city. Poverty mixed with wealth a block away. One side growing up with a dirt floor, the other decorative tile. It is not where we live that makes […]
While growing up, my parents always called me a worry-wort. I was always nervous, I bit my nails, and I worried about everything. Who knows where this came from; I was just a child. As I got older, those little fears became full on anxiety attacks. This is when I discovered self-help workshops and books. […]
We have all had one of those moments when we are completely mortified by something that happened to us; one of those times we just wish we could disappear or transport ourself elsewhere. When we look back the situation really does not seem as serious as when we were in the middle of it; thank […]
