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Category: Meaning of life

A VERY SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY…A LOVE STORY

Marla and I are celebrating our 55th wedding anniversary today. To be perfectly honest, I really can’t grasp the magnitude of this special anniversary for both of us! 55! Yes it’s a big number…but filled with love, a wonderful family, triumphs and trials, personal…

AWE…STARTLING EMOTIONAL AWAKENINGS

I listened to a fascinating program on NPR featuring Dacher Keltner, a professor of psychology and faculty director of the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley. He is the author of “Awe…The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How it Can Transform Your Life.” The…

MARLA MADE IT CLEAR,…”THE SHOW MUST GO ON! I MAY BE IN THE HOSPITAL FOR AWHILE SO MAKE SURE OUR ORIGINAL FAMILY INTINERARY CONTINUES AS PLANNED!”

After Marla was admitted to the hospital in Santa Rosa I waited in the parking lot for a few hours hoping I could see her but that was impossible due to COVID! I sadly drove back to Bodega Bay and help Stacy get everything into the car at our rental…

A SPECIAL PLACE…TO CURL UP WITH A BOOK, FOR REFLECTION, TO MEDITATE ON LIFE,…OR JUST TO QUIET YOUR HYPER-ACTIVATED BRAIN.

Do you yearn for a special place to escape with a good book or simply to enjoy the outdoors? Finding that quiet corner of the world is often the perfect elixir for happiness and contentment. I’ll share a few special places that just may call to you. The…

HOLD YOUR FRIENDS TIGHTLY.

In these tumultuous times, I have thought of friends I’ve been lucky enough to stay connected with over the years. Some are really close while others are fleeting, seeing just occasionally. Friendship can be so difficult to define and often elusive. Anais Nin once wrote, “Each friend…