Sinking, Sinking, Sinking, into, the quiet, illustrious flow Learning to listen, Learning to go Under all the noise, Under all the feign Under all the tall trees That cure my pain The pain that surely comes, From holding back, Back from the...

1.We bought an Rpod camper and I decided to put it on Airbnb when we aren't using it. It has been a fantastic experience! The people have been courteous and friendly. I realized that it also filled a need I had to meet travelers and find out where they're...

The word God has all kinds of negative connotations for me and many others.                          I like many others, had a rough childhood. Where was God when I was getting needlessly beaten? Where was God when i was getting molested day after day?...

My first hummingbird of the season! I wish we could attach tiny cameras to these guys. They astound me with their toughness. Hummers migrate as much as 500 miles, and can weigh less than a penny!       2. The crocuses are up! We had such a...

I want to tell you a story. A story of the good people of this country. How different beliefs and ways of life don't need to be an excuse not to be kind and compassionate towards fellow humans. My husband and I flew our Mooney airplane to...

The only real fear is the fear that we can have everything we want. Did you know this? I have heard different people say it in various ways, but it was only a week or so ago that I felt it, that the truth of it made my cells feel spritely. We are told by...

We all have a choice to feel guilt or appreciation. There is always going to be someone who has less than us, and there is always going to be someone who has more than us. Do you help a sick person by getting sick? The same goes for those that have less...

I originally wrote this to give as my Ice Breaker speech for Toastmasters.  If you hear an accent, it's from Kentucky. Even though I haven't lived there for 28 years, it still rears it's southern-belle head. I am the only in my...

A friend posted on her facebook post the other day about wearing a safety pin, to show that you are a safe person for everyone, that you respect everyone, no matter their beliefs. A person asked her if she could wear one, though she voted for Trump. There...

The forested stream curved beside us as we swashed through the shoulder high plants.  I found myself just noticing, "plant with razor-edged leaf, spike of purple protruding from stalk, wood across path, blade of green, light streaming  through the trees,...

It seems to me that when people keep saying that giving is the key to happiness, they are missing the point, the real secret. We have been told ad nauseum to put others before ourselves. But as in the oxygen on the airplane scenario, we can't if we aren't...