Can we hold differences gently when hatred burns?

October 17, 2025
differences
Someone recently said to another, "Thank you for holding our differences with such gentleness." Thing is, I know people who feel hatred and a desire to harm others that it's almost impossible. Who am I kidding? It IS impossible. Fully impossible. Gentleness has its limits We like to...
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4 Comments · Inspiration, Opinion

“We’ve gone as far as we can go…”

March 30, 2023
gun-laws
"We've gone as far as we can go on gun laws.  Thoughts and prayers:" Covenant School Thurston High School Columbine High School Heritage High School Deming...
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16 Comments · Opinion

It may look easy, but it’s still heavy

March 29, 2023
Just because someone carries it well doesn't mean it's not heavy. Well, I sure do have a lot to say about this. I've always been one of those people who looks...
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16 Comments · Inspiration

How about a visit to the virtual soda fountain?

March 27, 2023
Yes, a soda fountain. Do you remember them? I do remember real soda fountains and if you're my age, you do, too. They exude the innocence of our youth, which I...
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6 Comments · Blog

If only we could freeze frame moments in time

March 22, 2023
freeze-frame
Have you ever had a moment in time that was so special, you wished you could freeze frame it and revisit that moment over and over? Yeah, me, too. We're getting...
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7 Comments · A Healing Spirit, Blog, Inspiration

5 tips for a successful rose garden

March 14, 2023
successful-rose-garden
It's that season! Soon, our rose garden will be bursting with color and I'm so excited! I have fallen under the spell of those beautiful blooms and enjoy seeing the...
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4 Comments · Blog, Inspiration

What do you get when you combine nostalgia with homesicknes...

March 8, 2023
hiraeth
Yes...hiraeth. That's what you get. More than nostalgia. Our pasts are full of lost places, places we'll never be in again. And not just homes, like this one, the...
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16 Comments · Blog, Inspiration, Spirituality

Why Hawai’i is no country for old men

March 3, 2023
no-country-for-old-men
  Maui is our fantasy. The vibe is perfection. We daydream about living in the peace and tranquility of this beautiful island. So we try to visit at least...
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30 Comments · Opinion, Travel

How I became a car guy

February 27, 2023
car-guy
I am a car guy. Or, more accurately, I am an unlikely car guy. I can't explain how an internal combustion engine works. I can't replace brake calipers or a...
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17 Comments · Blog, Reviews

Easy ways that don’t cost a dime to help friends in b...

February 22, 2023
help-friends-in-business
Do you have a friend with a small business that you don't patronize? Maybe you're not in the market for what they offer. Or maybe you're not the target customer....
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12 Comments · A Healing Spirit, Blog

Why don’t we give it a rest?

February 13, 2023
poke-the-bear
Are you tempted to poke the bear on social media, sometimes? The need--the right, even--to comment on everything that goes on, regardless of how much (or how...
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8 Comments · Blog, Opinion

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