Sunrise
I have a friend who takes a picture of the sunrise every morning . He sips his coffee watching the sun rise from the ocean. He says to himself, “you are the luckiest man in the world , grateful for all !” He sends the pic to his kids with the caption “Morning People ❤️❤️❤️”…
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Sound Affects
My morning read the other day was a summary of Sound Affects – How Sound Shapes Our Lives, Our Wellbeing and Our Planet 1. The title caught my eye, a topic I have never thought of. I guess most of you would not have either . And, I discovered that planets make unique sounds2 (Cosmophony)…
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Why is Compassion Good For Us?
Well, let’s start here: good implies value, what’s the value of compassion? Picture a world without it. That’s not a world I’d ever want to live in. From Latin, and literally meaning “to suffer with, we are compassionate when we go out of our way to relieve the physical, mental, or emotional pains of others…
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The Forest By The Sea
We just spent a long long weekend in Charleston S.C. Historic! Vibrant! And a place of warmth and hospitality and great food. There was so much to explore. We enjoyed a boat excursion, (an eco tour) to one of the few remaining undeveloped Charleston barrier islands we found this majestic forest it was stunningly beautiful!…
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The Slinky Black Dress
Friday night we usually catch up with our friends over a cocktail and to share the stories of the week. The doggies know we are going out well in advance through the ritual of shaving and makeup and dressing in other than our daily garb. There was this lady there in a slinky black dress….…
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The Boy’s Golf Trip
RTJ designed or redesigned over 500 golf courses across 45 U.S. states and many countries. Notable courses include Spyglass Hill (Pebble Beach), Valderrama (Spain), Hazeltine National, and Firestone. His guiding philosophy, “Hard par, easy bogey,” meant a par-shot was challenging but bogey attainable. He died 6/14/2000, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, his home course is here.…
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The Power Of Hugs
Psychologists at the Univ of Sydney found that hugging lowers the stress hormone cortisol and boosts the immune system. Research from the Univ of North Carolina at Chapel Hill found that couples who embrace and hold hands for twenty seconds in the morning experience stress levels which are half that of couples who don’t. Hmmm……
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Irony
“Irony is wasted on the stupid” – Oscar Wilde. Along the paths of my life, I seemed to have picked up a talent for irony. It can surface humor or complexity. I use it, depending on the situation, to add wit, or sarcasm or to indirectly critique those many situations that where beliefs are steadfast.…
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Awaken
I took a break from my writing, instead mostly reading. I have been itching to say something. I asked Chat GPT to tell me what Jesus would say if he was amongst us today. Here is my version: P.s.”Torpor:” a state of physical or mental inactivity; lethargy. “they veered between apathetic torpor and hysterical fanaticism”…
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Corporate Captives
48 years in the corporate world was good to me (allowing me to travel in comfort now.) I retired 15 months ago, in that time I have traveled about 6 times both domestic and internationally. These are my judgment free observations in airline lounges of those captives who still have to work for a living.…
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