Leonard Cohen, the poet who teaches us lessons.
Leonard Cohen; the poet, the songwriter, the magical course voice that gets to you, that grabs your heart and sways you. My Leonard is eighty and only getting better.
Read More…Why we must celebrate birthdays and other events.
As my dad’s birthday is fast approaching, and after our conversation the other day of his giving up on celebrating his this year, I feel compelled to explain why he is not as far as I am in his reasoning, but I too must disagree at the same time because there is a point to […]
Read More…The need for silence.
More and more we are becoming accustomed to the absence of silence. We are so connected that our world has become all noise without a pause to explore our lives in silence. But why seek silence?
Read More…The stories behind pictures.
“Every picture tells a story,” because a snapshot can capture more than words could ever express in a few lines.
Read More…When life gives you lemons…
Lemons are sour but they can also enhance the taste of many dishes and drinks. So, it goes with the saying that begins with ‘When life gives you lemons…” In fact, it’s much like that in life. When you get lemons you have to find a way to make the juice work for you.
Read More…A year of darkness and shared pain.
This year has not been much of a good year for some of my beloved friends. Many have suffered impossible losses, heartbreaks and tragedies that at the time seemed unfair and senseless. These losses have had a profound impact on my friends and myself. We are part of those we care for and love. Therefore […]
Read More…Life lessons from Leo Tolstoy: Three questions.
As often happens, we run into just what we need to read at some specific moment in our lives. At this point in mine, with much death surrounding me, this short story made me realize how important it is to stay in the now. Because life can be taken away from us without any warning. […]
Read More…What lights the dark path.
I used to get lost in things I thought were important. A job, a future, clothes (yes!), but along the way all those things ended up filling me with anxiety even if they seemed to be lined up perfectly. Now, the list of important things has changed and what lights my sometimes-dark path and helps […]
Read More…Allow yourself to look back only to see how far you’ve come.
We mope about how we would do things better given a second chance, which is just like crying over spilt milk. All this does is ruin the present and even the future. You can’t live stuck in the “could’ve, should’ve” frame of mind.
Read More…Things to do before you die.
Perhaps we have a major list of important things we wish to do before we die, but perhaps there are some that should also be included which may not top the list but which are important.
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