Dreams dreams, and dreams. Swaying palm trees and dancing spaceship rockets. Dreams are all the rage these days. A strange interconnection amongst us all. Last night I had a dream where the gatekeeper repeatedly said “at Milan, turn left”. In my dream, I did not reach Milan. Although, […]
It’s coming! Time to open the champagne bottles and make new year’s resolutions. As we look ahead, there’s not much time left to this year. And, I truly believe most of us are bewildered and befuddled by this year. It started off oddly but with some hope bubbles […]
These days we hear about deaths everyday. For example, there’s a daily ticker scrolling on our television newscable shows of how many have died from covid. We seemingly cannot escape the concept of death. Maybe that is partly why people appear so jumpy these days. I know, I […]
Alex Trebek was one of a kind in terms of his Jeopardy game-hosting skills. He is irreplaceable. However, the next host need not be like Alex Trebek. They can make the game their own. We can be ready and like a new host accepting them for what they […]
She was asked at check-in if she had a room preference. At first she started to note she had no preference. Then, without thinking she blurted out she wanted room 309. Luckily, there was such a room and it was available. She went straight to the window and […]
Sadly, there are some individuals who can never give a compliment or acknowledge the great deeds of others. If they didn’t do such acts, they are suspect in their eyes. These are stingy people. They are stingy with their praise and good will towards others. They are stingy […]
My son started school last week. And, while everyone was posting photographs onto Facebook of their kids with a sign noting the school grade they were entering, I chose to not do so. I’ve done it before. Honestly, I thought about it for a second and then moved […]
As we wind down for the day, let’s not pretend purpose isn’t purposeful. Really. Having a sense of purpose day in and day out takes an active sense of willpower, thoughtfulness and practice. As we lay to sleep and dream, let our sense of purpose creep in and […]
Lights shine brightly on our dear city Twin towers were my neighbors I passed the dust day in and day out Rubble upon rubble Until it wasn’t New foundations Names etched forever more But the dna lingers The loss still profound Innocence lost See something, say something Always […]
In psychology, we note that there are times (many often) in which we may not know why we have done or said something. Sometimes we can’t quite spell out a why. We don’t always know our own motivation. As kids, we are (were) honest about not knowing why […]
