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Regardless of what one believes about its creation, there is no doubt that the universe follows a wondrous order. Stars, orbits, tides, sunrises, sunsets, the way ants and bees work… It is not only awe inspiring, it actually makes sense. Human beings follow milestones of development as well but, as a parent, I can’t say…
Last month, I decided to start writing again and I set a goal to publish weekly as I used to do several years ago. I’ve met the goal four weeks in a row, an encouraging start. It was even easier than anticipated. Inspiration had been close at hand. But today, it doesn’t feel easy. In…
I just heard a man tell a story to illustrate how insecure he was, how much he cared about the opinion of his peers and how that caused him to act contrary to his true self well into his early adulthood. It got me wondering. How do we become ourselves? What makes us, us? Any…
“Whenever I go on a ride, I’m always thinking of what’s wrong with the thing and how it can be improved.” Walt Disney Attention to detail and a drive for constant improvement undoubtedly worked well for Mr Disney. In this one short sentence, he is teaching us to: Desire for change is the seed that…
My husband always cites my ability to change as my superpower. How ironic that when we navigated the ups and downs of our first years of marriage, I kept proclaiming: “This is who I am! I can’t change!” There’s no mystery as to why I thought that. I had been raised in a culture that…
September 29, 2021 Dear Mrs. B R: Mahalo for contacting me with your opposition to vaccination requirements and restrictions. Let me begin by stressing that I do not support forced vaccinations and am not aware of any efforts by the federal government to force citizens to get vaccinated against their will. However, I do believe…
“With the shutdown of the port, all Boston business came to a halt. All work stopped. Half the people of Boston- some 7,000- went jobless. Soon they would not even be allowed to fish in their own waters.” Two if by Sea by Leonard Everett Fisher I was reading this book about the American Revolution…
I just finished listening to Wuthering Heights, having read it only once before, in French, when I was no more than 17 years old. I remembered it as one of my favorite novels but had no recollection whatsoever of the story or its characters. It was with great curiosity that I returned to the Heights…
I am a daughter of God, an infinite soul locked into a finite body. Here on a journey of which I do not remember the beginning and for which I cannot imagine the end. The script is mysterious and sealed. Life is perfectly designed yet I am undeniably flawed. Making mistakes is inherently human but…
Edited to add: The governor of Hawaii announced beaches and parks to re-open for exercise purposes on 04/25/20! 👏🏽 Recently, via one of the Mom groups I belong to on Facebook, I listened to an interview of Gayle Ruzicka, President of Utah Eagle Forum. There was a mention of this article which inspired me to…