Everyone is a story.
I haven’t had the energy to write on my blog much anymore; that energy and time is going into political activism, as I do my bit to keep the US from becoming a Russian-puppet state and from being looted by a family gang of thieves. 5calls.org has been helpful for me, a “political action for.. read more →
Picking up a penny.
I’ve always picked up money that lies in my path. I figure if the universe has put money down for me, I’d be foolish to ignore it because it wasn’t as much money as I want. Usually it is pennies. I’ve probably earned 10 dollars in pennies over the past 30 years. 1000 pennies; it adds.. read more →
Feeling and seeing.
A long time ago, pediatrician Dr. Richard Schanler was quoted as saying that new breastfeeding mothers needed to be seen at least once in the first week. This is because he found that new mothers can’t recognize that their babies are showing signs of underfeeding because there is something that protects their vision from.. read more →
Forgiveness
For most of my life, forgiveness was an abstract and desired goal, the final square on a spiritual game board that had no rules. I had a vision of forgiveness being an instant, magical event, with a spotlight coming down from heaven to shine on me, and angel voices singing, with a vast improvement in.. read more →
The lonely old lady.
In my work as a visiting nurse in both Baltimore, Maryland and Ulster County, New York, Maryland, I often cared for lonely old ladies. They were almost always white and 70 or beyond. They often had health problems, ranging from degrees of deafness to being wheel-chair bound. They didn’t often have visitors. One benefit of my.. read more →
