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When Hard Things Became Invisible Things New Year’s Eve 2015, I put my dog in the car with an overnight bag for a one-night stay at the Red Roof Inn at Jacksonville Beach. A few days previous I had conducted an internet search for the cheapest dog-friendly hotel in the state. I would have gone …
Foreword – When I Prayed for a Song The day my life exploded I begged God for one thing. I didn’t beg Him to let me skip the pain that would most certainly follow; I didn’t plead for my person or relationship back; I didn’t ask Him for my job back; I didn’t ask Him …
Happy New Year! It’s 2018 and you know what that means. New Year = New You, right? Resolutions, goals, memberships, meal plans, and more plans! We hear and make all kinds of professional and personal commitments, all in the name of living a better life in the exciting new year of countless opportunities. Why do …
Guard your mind, no one else can or will We do not really need to wait for the New Years to follow good resolutions, appropriate behavior or strategies for a happy life. These are some things that should be practiced all year round to yield unlimited joy of living. But, when a new day in …
Dearest Wallflower Don’t let your leaves wilt away Your leaves use to be green, greener than the blades of grass Yellow dusted pedals boldly lived long as the sunshine shot beams of warm nurtured care Rays of sunshine take the sky in whole beautifully Specks aluminate the baby soft sky, Clouds pillow together hugs briskly …
Dear old year, thank you! It is that time of the year, when there are celebrations, colors, lights and smiles all around. After a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and friends, December is right here with us, bringing excitement to our hearts and celebrations to our minds. As we hunt around for the perfect Christmas gifts …
H is for Hypocrisy The flag is NOT to be displayed on the horizontal yet the fake news about #takeaknee being disrespectful to it is constitutional Nor worn as apparel or carried as a purse yet theses Right Wingers do that to it and worse They call themselves Fiscal Conservatives and say on that you …
Do we really need to have an opinion over everything, every time? It is good to have an opinion, it is beneficial to have a say over things around us. Opinions, suggestions, ideas, advice all add to the bigger picture of analysis. It comes across as a mode to help others. As we offer our …
An unsettling number of high-profile individuals passed away in 2016. Among a seemingly endless array of icons, David Bowie, Nancy Reagan, Prince, Gene Wilder, Carrie Fisher, Gordie Howe, Arnold Palmer and Muhammad Ali died last year. In a Newsweek article titled “The Great Celebrity Death Epidemic Of 2016,” the renowned periodical tried to identify why …
Treasure your best friends – after all, they are the ‘best’ for a reason There are ‘good’ friends who stay with us always and then there are ‘best’ friends who are with us forever. Between these good and best friends are several miles of separation- marked with love, affection, care, concern and honesty. As we …