Misjudged First Impressions
Recently, I was shopping for a horse that I could just throw a saddle on and ride around the neighborhood. I already share a beautiful Arabian mare, but she is a prima donna that hates to get her hooves dirty. Not the right horse for riding around the neighborhood. I scoured the papers, online classifieds, Horse Training Sites, and the feed store bulletin board for the perfect horse. There were gorgeous options--Quarter Horses, Fresians, Saddlebreds and Paso Finos with shiny coats and proud stances. And then I came across an ad on Craig's List: "APQA Paint Horse, $900" And memories of ...
Living a Guilt Free Chaotic Life
Chaos as a Way of Life Do you ever come home from work and experience this in your first ten minutes through the door: you are attacked by the dogs, face a whining family who can't find anything to eat despite a kitchen full of food, skid across socks on the floor, deal with piled-up mail, answer the ringing phone and encounter still-unmade beds? I deal with this every day. After overtime on the job, I drive home in the solitude of my car (sometimes I don't want to get out!) only to arrive home to what should be my sanctuary, but ...
Forgiveness Manifested
Forgiveness the long way around The other day, I got yelled at--rather berated--by a woman on the phone. In my position, hanging up on the bitch isn't an option. She called me stupid, asked if I was new, and if I was dropped on my head as a baby. I felt myself bubbling up inside like magma under the surface, and I was ready to blow. Oh, the things I wanted to say to her. But I kept my mouth shut, solved her problem without so much as a thank you, and I maintained my cool. Until later. All that night and the ...
Learning Not to be Offended by Others’ Habits
The increasing popularity of electronic cigarettes led me to read more about the safety benefits of using them vs traditional tobacco cigarettes. In a statement last January, Dr. Jonathan Winickoff of Harvard Medical School called the Crown7 "a thousand times safer than cigarettes." You can see the article here: 'Just like the real thing': Businesses push 'e-cigarettes'. My topic here isn't whether e-cigarettes are or are not safer than tobacco, but rather how people judge those who smoke at all. Reading the comments left on the site after the article, the page was laden with forked-tongue remarks about how weak and ...
Travel
The Displacement of a Spider
This morning, while moving boxes in my garage, my son shrieked when I displaced an...
When Your Countrymen Show their True Faces
Last week I was in Panama, which is known for a large presence of ex-pats from the...
Guilt Free Travel: Are Handouts Necessary?
I remember the first time I saw a leper. Although it’s on the decline thanks...
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Balancing Time
Living is so much fun with all the vast possibilities it allows us. In one day,...
Is the Media Manifesting Our Future?
As much as I love to watch Anderson Cooper, I can’t bear to hear him lament...
Do you really deserve that?
Manifesting things is great fun, and it becomes easier with practice. Many of the...
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Living a Guilt Free Chaotic Life
Chaos as a Way of Life Do you ever come home from work and experience this in your first ten minutes through the door: you are attacked by the dogs, face a whining family who can’t find anything to eat despite a kitchen full of food, skid across socks on the floor, deal with piled-up mail, answer the ringing phone and encounter still-unmade... [Read more of this review]
Learning Not to be Offended by Others’ Habits
The increasing popularity of electronic cigarettes led me to read more about the safety benefits of using them vs traditional tobacco cigarettes. In a statement last January, Dr. Jonathan Winickoff of Harvard Medical School called the Crown7 “a thousand times safer than cigarettes.” You can see the article here: ‘Just like the... [Read more of this review]
Guilt-Free Secret Keeping
As we age, one of the things we (hopefully) learn is how to keep a secret. When a friend confides in you, they are demonstrating their trust in you. Yet we love to show others how much we know, whether to gain status, recognition or prestige. In my twenties, this was the thing to do–to pass on my knowledge of another’s secret situation... [Read more of this review]
The Recession May Be Over but the Guilt Lives On
Experts say that the recession is over. What great news that is for those of us who may be a little tired of the black cloud of depression looming over us, but despite this wonderful revelation, the thunder is still rumbling. This article in Newsweek touts that “The Recession Is Over! But Not for You!” Why not for me? Can’t... [Read more of this review]
Profiting from Another’s Misfortune
Last week I crossed another goal off of my list. Since I was 6 years old, I have always wanted a horse. So when a good friend found us a smoking deal on an 8-year old Arabian mare, I was ecstatic. We would share the horse since we each lack some of the requirements to fully care for a horse by ourselves. We were excited to give her a safe home,... [Read more of this review]
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