SHE KNOWS AND THAT’S ALL SHE NEEDS TO KNOW — Sue J. The air is thick with an aroma of sticky sweet orange blossoms. Bees dizzy themselves around thousands of her white satin petals whose succulent centers glisten in the morning sun. She welcomes her pollinating lovers, inviting them to drink till their hearts are … Continue reading
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I’ve Been Blessed
I just came home from a very long day which started with a funeral–for a young woman who was stripped of the rest of her life by cervical cancer. Even though the entire ceremony was delivered in the Romanian language, I got the message loud and clear: I am blessed; If I am standing here … Continue reading
Rocky Marciano and Black-Eyed Susans: Don’t Bring Me Flowers
Somewhere in my early working career, I worked as a Printed Circuit Board Designer–a highly technical and occasionally boring job where I lived in a cubicle five days a week, eight-plus hours a day. As interesting as the job was, monotony sometimes crept in, so my coworkers and I used various forms of entertainment and … Continue reading
BE the Flower; Attract the BEES
When nothing seems to be going on, stuff still happens. Hello, dear ones! My apologies for being absent, but I’ve been over my head with projects and commitments. I have been in the midst of taking three online classes, sinking my teeth into courses on grammar, editing, and technical writing. I’m really trying to pave … Continue reading
BASIC NEEDS: Appreciation (Use It or Lose It)
——————————————————————– This is the 2nd in a series of postings sharing my thoughts and experiences on the topic of basic needs of humans and the feelings we have when those needs are and are not being met. The opening post in the series is “BASIC NEEDS Being Met? Feelings are the Signal” You may want … Continue reading
When You Have Nothing To Say, It’s Best To Say Nothing
This past week or so I’ve found I’ve had nothing significant to say. I had plenty on my mind but there was nothing to deliver. Sometimes, when you begin blogging you feel you must always produce something and that you must do so on a regular basis. But I’ve had no words lately. It felt … Continue reading
Perhaps my favorite reading so far on the topic of Forgiveness . . .
“Today I am willing for healing to take place in ruptured relationships. I have been doing the best that I can. My acknowledgment that I may have hurt someone else in no way disparages me. I have also been hurt, and I extend the same understanding to myself that I do to others. We have … Continue reading