“…And I think about those people who mean so much to me And for so many years have made me so very happy And I count the times I have forgotten to…

“Nothing is important than THIS DAY!” – Goethe HOW has 2018, which is about to come to a close, treated you thus far? Has it been smooth sailing? Or has there been…

“To everything – turn, turn, turn. There is a season – turn, turn, turn And a time to every purpose under heaven.” – A song by The Byrds (based on the Book of Ecclesiastes)…

“The deepest definition of youth is life as yet untouched by tragedy.” —Alfred North Whitehead (Continued from last week’s issue …) “Pay attention, Icarus. Stick close behind me and watch your…

“The deepest definition of youth is life as yet untouched by tragedy.”  —Alfred North Whitehead (HERE’S an abbreviated version of a fascinating story from Greek mythology. This is a redux.) Long…

(Third of 3 parts) “I build my house of stone I build my house of bricks. I’ve had no chance to sing and dance. ‘Cause work and play don’t mix.”…

” I build my house of sticks. I build my house of twigs. With a hey-diddle-diddle, I play on the fiddle. And dance all kinds of jigs”  — Fiddler Pig (The first 5 tips…

” I build my house of straw. I build my house of hay. I toot my flute. I don’t give a hoot. And play around all day.”   — Fifer Pig (Enjoy a…

(16th of a series) ”He who must travel happily must travel light.”   — Antoine de Saint-Exupery TRAVEL is a pure metaphor for our life’s journey. There are two choices…

”Don’t be shy about asking for help. It doesn’t mean you’re weak, it only means you’re wise.”    — Anonymous (15th of a series) WE live in the Age of…

(13th of a series) ”…Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear — not absence of fear.”  — Mark Twain WHAT is your greatest fear? Some say that for most…

Third in three generations BODA de Oro is Spanish for Golden Wedding Anniversary. It is a landmark event in a married couple’s life worthy of a meaningful celebration. To have…

“…You won’t need a U-Haul truck when you pass. Jesus did say it is harder for a rich man to get into heaven than for a camel to pass through…

“…Someone said that reunions are like  masquerade balls.  No one comes as his genuine self. Many try to hide the  scars behind a mask…” (Twelfth of a series) (Conclusion of 2 parts)…

(12th of a series – conclusion of 2 parts) ”…Someone said that reunions are like  masquerade balls. No one comes as his genuine self. Many try to hide the scars behind a…

“…The saddest thing about life is to be forgotten as though you never lived…  (Twelfth of a series) (2nd of 2 parts) [Select a handful of those things in your…

(Twelfth of a series – 1st of 2 parts) “…If life is like driving on the freeway, it is supposedly a time when you begin to downshift your gears, getting…

(Eleventh of a series) “… And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.   —Ascribed to Friedrich Nietzsche CARE to…

(Tenth of a series) “… As within, so without…”  —Hermes Trismegistus WHILE appearances may deceive, more often than not, what you are is reflected on the outside. Becoming your own…

(Ninth of a series) ”Sister, do you speak Italian? Can I talk to you? I am angry with God.” I turned my head and it was a beautiful lady, elegantly dressed. I…

The art of “staycation” (8th of a series) ”When you clear your mechanism and tune out the noise that invades your being, you may come to a rare state of…

Fix the broken (Seventh of a series) ”Broken hearts? Broken relationships? The solution is always the same. FORGIVE. Forgive as you have been forgiven. And whiLe you’re at it, FORGET.”…

(Sixth of a series) ”The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.”  –Marcel Proust [Select a handful of those things on your bucket…

(Fifth of a series) “Food is a way of making a connection with others and making memories.” [Select a handful of those things on your bucket list that have the…

(Fourth of a series) “I have a massage when I want to relax. I love being pampered. I love island massages when you’re outside in the fresh air.   —Angie…

(Third of a series) “…Humility, like darkness reveals the heavenly lights.  – Henry David Thoreau [Select a handful of those things in your bucket list that have the highest chance of…

(Second of a series) “Healing begins with forginess. It can make us whole again. And when we are whole and bathed in God’s light, darkness no longer holds power over…

(First of a series) “What goes on four legs in the morning, two in the afternoonand three in the evening?” asked the Sphinx.  “Man” Oedipus answered after some thought.  –Riddle of…

(Last of 4 parts) (Continued from last week …) “All God’s angels come to us disguised.”–James Russell Lowell AN angel is an invisible presence that must be acknowledged to become…

(Third of 4 parts) (Continued from last week…) TRUST our own instincts. Your own personal experience will color the lens with which you view and relate with your personal guardian…