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One picture,a thousand words
It is one of my favorite pictures. An old black and white. The subject is two ladies sitting side by side. One seems to be speaking as the other is listening intently. They seem to be resting from their labors.… Continue reading
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On respect
Something I hear quite often are people complaining about being disrespected. I think the key is that those that feel that way also suffer from a lack of self respect. If I respect myself, my values and views enough, what… Continue reading
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Original Thoughts ?
Random thoughts often enter my mind. There are times when I just jot those thoughts down without giving them additional consideration. After a while I may return to that thought only to discover it paraphrases something already having been stated.… Continue reading
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Thoughts on life and death
The mystery of death frightens us all, but why should that be ? In death there is no pain. Pain is a physical thing. Our bodies are nothing more than vehicles, vehicles of the soul. When they have carried our… Continue reading
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An Emperor and a Bonacker
“If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.” ― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations I was thinking about this very… Continue reading
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Let's be fair
As quickly as the holidays have come, they are gone. It is the 5th of January and it seems like Christmas was a ways back there. New Years I don’t really celebrate so that just come and goes. Although, if… Continue reading
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Are you contributing ?
You often hear it said that older folks repeat themselves. I am aware of that and it is something I try to avoid. The mind and memory does play tricks upon you though and it happens. When it does all… Continue reading
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The Coffee is on
Last year 2012, not 2013, I received a peculator coffee pot for Christmas. I have been enjoying fresh perked coffee ever since and I love it. It is the best tasting of all, that’s my opinion. Personally I use Folgers… Continue reading
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better or worse ?
With every new year comes new laws. A few of the more controversial ones you hear about on the news. There are two that just jumped out at me . The first one was that Governor Christie of New Jersey… Continue reading
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Continuing On
Fourteen years ago today we all breathed a big sigh of relief. Do you remember why ? It was Y2K and all the computers were supposed to crash. The financial markets would be thrown into chaos and all our high… Continue reading