“Look at those geese just standing on ice. What are they doing?” My partner uttered as we walked near the water’s edge. “I wonder what they are waiting for,” I thought. I noticed two geese in the middle of a partly frozen lake in a park near the Rockies. The water under their webbed feet…
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My uncle died on Christmas day, 12/25/21. Even though he was in hospice, his death feels unexpected. Let me explain. My uncle was the last of his generation in my family and my longest living relative. He lived ninety-six mostly good years, especially here in the U.S. A quiet but active introvert, uncle Vicente…
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Thoughts on suffering and life’s meaning.
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“For the female is, as it were, a mutilated male, Aristotle concludes.” – Jack Holland in A Brief History of Misogyny: The World’s Oldest Prejudice Did you know Aristotle believed women were mutilated males in the womb and thus inferior to men? Pretty crazy, huh? He also believed women were put on Earth to be…
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Do it and change your life. Even if you are waiting for the world to end and don’t want to get out of bed.
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Grow your garden, eat clean, improve your life!
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Clear your mind, get focused, and take control of your day.
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Evaluate, let go, and live better.
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What life is really about for the white, working poor of the United States.
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The guitar is a small orchestra. It is polyphonic. Every string is a different color, a different voice. – Andres Segovia, Spanish classical guitarist In the corner leaning against the wall, you would have found my mahogany Spanish guitar and its case on the floor, dusty and worn, and you would have thought nothing of…
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