It has been said if you want to know yourself, write. Join me on my journey of discovery, we just might discover something together

Memories, a memoir, philosophy or simply the ramblings of a boomer. These are my thoughts, my observations and my opinions.

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  • Confusion Day

    It is Columbus day ! ( observed)  A strange holiday given what we know now. We took birthdays and combined them into Presidents day, but left Columbus standing alone. An Italian explorer who didn’t really know where he was. Now… Continue reading

  • Obstacles

    How often do we see the obstacles to progress and not the openings ? I think that is the major cause of anxiety and depression. We are looking for a way to move forward but feel blocked. We are blocked… Continue reading

  • Preserving history

    Listening and reading various discussions and opinions of dissent and support I find myself reevaluating my own thoughts. That is the purpose of those exercises in the first place. It seems more people listen and read to only find fault… Continue reading

  • Memory

    After writing yesterdays post this thought came to me. As the years go by some memories become as ghosts, they are there, but unseen. You are aware of their presence, yet unable to grasp at it. My mind is on… Continue reading

  • The incident of 59

    Small moments in time sometimes remain with us. The how or why of it a mystery. A really insignificant thing, remembered. The little moment that came to the surface yesterday, has been hiding in the folds of my grey matter… Continue reading

  • Give me Shelter

    My grandson Mark came over the other day and was asking about a sign he noticed on the side of the church. He thought perhaps it had something to do with radioactivity or something similar. He described the sign to… Continue reading

  • The price ?

    It’s another morning and my head is empty. Normally I wake up full of ideas and thoughts. This morning I have nothing I wish to discuss. I call it discuss because that is what I do when I write. I’m… Continue reading

  • Looking Back

    My sisters birthday is soon and I was thinking about a gift. In thinking about my sister, who lives in Florida and I rarely see, I came to realize what we have in common. It is the one thing you… Continue reading

  • Writing

    Writing is speaking without being interrupted. That is how I think of it anyhow. Writing also gives you the chance to change your words. If you write and speak honestly you don’t need to change your thoughts, just the words… Continue reading

  • Meaning

    I was thinking about meaning. What is the meaning ? I looked up the definition of meaning and it says, ” the thing one intends to convey, especially in language. What the sender or source expresses. ” That is the… Continue reading