Many people say one is born with a clean “slate”. I’m not convinced. Some believe in reincarnation saying one brings prior experiences from past lives and others subscribe to the idea many traits are innate. Personally, I do not know but when born many things seem to be inherited such as physical size, intellect, health, …
Buddhist Boot Camp is a book written by Timber Hawkeye which I recently became aware of and purchased. I first became interested in Buddhism over 20 years ago. Many people believe it is a religion and actually it is not but rather a way to enjoy a fulfilling life. I have read a multitude of …
Like everybody else I’ve had several traumatic moments in my life which stands out as life altering. Right up there in the top five was when the formula for 7-Up was changed. As I (we) get older often fond memories of youth get revisited. Although I spend at least fifteen to twenty minutes every day …
Yes, it has been an interesting year! But, it got away and I lost control. I have stayed very busy with both business interests and Law Practice. Must say when I add to this my investments it has been a financial success. However, this is not particularly what I had in mind on a personal …
“Hard to describe !” Traveled to the villages and spend five interesting days. First, yes the residents are all senior citizens. Second, they are having the time of their lives. A little house keeping to provide an over view. The villages is actually a town with a population of approximately 110,000 people. It is located …
Yesterday I went to the viewing and service for a young man that just died at the age of 29 of the flu. You read about this in the paper and somehow it seems incredulous but removed. It’s just hard to believe that anybody would die from something like the flu. This young man was …
Over the last several months I been giving a great deal of thought about where I am, how I got here, and where am I going. I’ve been very lucky and yes blessed with a reasonable amount of success that has allowed me to enjoy the so-called good life. Translated this means that I’ve made …
THE BACK NINE I FIRST STARTED READING THIS EMAIL & WAS READING FAST UNTIL I REACHED THE THIRD SENTENCE. I STOPPED AND STARTED OVER READING SLOWER AND THINKING ABOUT EVERY WORD. THIS EMAIL IS VERY THOUGHT PROVOKING. MAKES YOU STOP AND THINK. READ SLOWLY! You know … Time has a way of moving quickly and …
I wanted to write something special for the New Year. I thought about ideas to make next year special, resolutions, places to visit on the “bucket list”, etc. The video I offer a link to pretty much trumped everything. It made me think how often I spoke before I thought. Maybe next year a deep …
Like many people my parents dressed me up and took me to Sunday school most Sunday mornings when I was young. I was usually more interested in the clock than the content. Sometime during this attempt to indoctrinate me with religious dogma I started calling God by the name of Ralph. At the time I’m …