Published in ILLUMINATION·PinnedFrom Squashing Bugs to Squashing PeopleHow abuse starts. — Some people are just abusive but I think it can be learned as well. It may be called something else like “play,” “learning,” or “adventure.” It is in our nature to poke to see how something will react. As children we are either corrected or not. If not then it…Emotional Abuse5 min read
PinnedHow To Have Your Morning JoyEggs and spinach — There is nothing more enjoyable for me than to feed my body really good food. I feel it is necessary at this time and at my age. Recently, I got tired of eating bread so much. Since the pandemic, we eat a lot of sandwiches. Ugg! This morning I decided…Foodies2 min read
Published in Crow’s Feet·PinnedThings Are Falling ApartThe fears of the future are coming to pass. — Services and basic needs are dwindling. Have you noticed? Services that you have depended on in the past are slowly decaying. Social services are getting harder to receive. There are less and less actual people running these services, only computers, A.I., …Business4 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·PinnedThe ArticleA lot to think about. — I read this article today and it scared me to death. How America Became Unlivable This Election is About Whether America Can Become a Livable Country Againeand.co Basically, it says that since we are a capitalistic country and not a more social country we are not going to make it out of the pandemic and our society is in for a bad, bad future. …Life3 min read
Published in Crow’s Feet·PinnedYour Body Makes Me HappyThe Thrill of It All — I can’t describe the feeling. It feels like healing. When we are together I can feel a ball of fire hovering above us, engulfing us. We only have to embrace to have the flow. Can you feel it? Such a glow. We are older now but the thrill is Wow! …Love Letters1 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·PinnedThe StormA little girl’s true story. — When I was a little girl of eight I shared a bedroom and slept with my younger sister who was six. That was when we could tolerate each other for more than a minute. …Storytelling3 min read
Published in Storymaker·PinnedRoadkill Tavern — Est. 1786Two men walk into a bar . . . — They notice it to be really dark with subtle lighting. They sit down at the bar and order beer from the bartender who is a really big dude. The men had traveled a long way and were thirsty and tired so they didn’t notice any oddities right away. They had…Halloween3 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·PinnedThe Cover-upWas it me? Or Was it a dream? — The girl was feeling like she should hide something but she was not sure what. Something was wrong. Was it a murder or was some thing killed off or abandoned? Each day the man would come to look to see if he could find anything and each day there was…Mental Illness4 min read
Published in Creative Passions·May 11Crystal Caves And Their Beauty and DangerNaica, Mexico, April, 2000 — I remember when this was discovered. I came across it at work on my lunch break while I was reading the news on the computer. Wow, such beauty. Can you believe the size of these crystals! Naica lies on a fault above an underground magma chamber which is approximately 2–3…Crystals3 min read
Published in Creative Passions·May 11The Most Beautiful Things Painted By Nature That Will Astonish You.Who would have guessed they could be so beautiful naturally. — I was watching a nature program the other day and they noted this snail. Usually snails are nondescript and you look right over them. These are different and are called “Cuban Painted Snails”. …Relationships3 min read