The hype and hysteria are building, especially with the upcoming election. I watch as volleys of arguments surge back and forth, as people become heated and irate, and as viewpoints, ideas, and opinions get lost in this quagmire of mental churning. Unfortunately, that’s all it is. A lot of angst that does nothing for improvement in the long run, and just causes a lot of anxiety in the present. Let it go! Continue reading “Viewpoints, Ideas, Opinions, and more Viewpoints” »

One morning I took Cannon outside to do his business, and discovered my neighbors digging holes in the cement of their carport adjacent my side yard. Nearby they had a pile of wood and bags of cement. Mind you my side yard is about three feet wide, where I have two trees and had just planted four new bushes. It’s a small, narrow plot that runs along the side of my house. To step off the dirt off my yard is to step on their carport. Continue reading “Making Peace in My Own Backyard” »

The dictionary defines relationship as the connection one object has to another.  It’s simply the connection. Yet, in our minds, relationships grow to be a huge embodiment of emotion, rules, assumptions, and expectations. Continue reading “Reality of Relationships” »

I’m noticing an interesting trend in my life, along with the same trend in my friends’ lives, and that is that we attract to us proof for our beliefs regardless of what those beliefs are. Continue reading “Attracting Proof of Our Beliefs” »