It had started badly; it turned worse and hinted at becoming ruinous. ~ Grace Draven Bad news. Should we take notes or toss it into the bin? I talk to people for a living. I hear a lot of bad news. It’s not my bad news but I feel it just the same. It’s been […]

Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat, but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires. – John Steinbeck Holding on to hope. Sounds as if it would be a good thing and it often is. When held with an open hand. When the holding does not involve a river […]

When a deep injury is done to us, we never heal until we forgive.  ~ Nelson Mandela It was just one of those come for the headaches stay for the blessings kind of things. It was never wrong. It just wasn’t easy. In time, you may even find the courage to call it beautiful. Being […]

I’m here to be me, which is taking a great deal longer than I had hoped. ~Anne Lamott Refeeding Syndrome is a metabolic disturbance that happens when someone has gone without nutrition for an extended period of time. Once they are able to feed again they must be careful not to over do it. The […]

2017 was The Truth and I have the blogs to prove it. I have posted some highlights today and there are about 25-ish more to peruse. I hope each blog offered some wisdom, a few laughs, and a Light Respite to each and everyone of you. All the very best of the best to you, […]

I’m open for business in your neighborhood. The blues is my business, and business is good. ~Larry McCray Monday is Christmas. Once again, we are winding down a year with holiday doings. No matter your religion the entire planet will be celebrating the pagan aspects of the holiday at least. Heaps of ho ho ho […]

When your sense of worth exceeds your conditions, conditions will shift to match your vision. ~ Alan Cohen Note to Self: Take care of your heart. Allow no one or nothing to steal your Joy. Set your boundaries accordingly. If you are willing to learn you can never really lose. That doesn’t mean you always […]

We humans have an abyss inside us. The more power people have, the greater the danger. – Helmut Kohl The abyss. A subterranean ocean of primal chaos before creation. Also known as Hell. I have used this quote from Nietzsche before here; ‘Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does […]

America does the right thing after exhausting all other alternatives. – Winston Churchill As a right brained person I have space to rent on that there left side. Knowledge is a rumor until it lives inside of you. Although I physically reside and thrive on the West Coast. My brain has yet to venture from […]

Compassion brings us to a stop, and for a moment we rise above ourselves. ~ Mason Cooley Spiritual Foreclosure. Recovering your balance after someone ( or something ) has stopped honoring their commitment to a contract. Their promissory note no longer holds promise. You tear up your deed of trust. Foreclose ( Surrender ) before […]