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IGNORANCE As I mulled over the word ignorance, I came to a place of thinking; what is the opposite of the word? Sometimes when thoughts like this come to mind, I stop and examine my definition… in this case -ignorance. Is it a lack of knowledge, education? Or the lack of understanding something specific? Is it these and more? I dug a little deeper and discovered that ignorance can be categorized – simply not knowing, willfully ignoring information to remain uninformed, ration

SHELTER “ What if” is a shelter where many seek refuge from life. “Suppose I do this, and this happens? What will they think if I do that? What i f I do that and they don’t like it or me? The possibilities for the “What if ” to be positive or negative are equal. Neither should overshadow the other. BUT the negative most often overshadows. We choose to give it more attention. The ultimate life’s goal, no matter one’s age, ought to be to leave no feeling unfelt, no voice

RESISTANCE True confession – I love my husband. Out of my love for him, I have watched my share of science fiction, specifically Star Trek, my husband’s all-time favorite TV series. I do not love science fiction, or anything related to it. This is my disclaimer for what follows. “Resistance is futile,” the famous catchphrase of the Borg Collective (a single alien group composed of many species), was spoken when they were about to assimilate another species into the colle

THE HABIT OF NOT NOT - hearing, seeing, being present, living authentically, risking, being kind, slowing down, releasing dead things. The NOTS of life have an enigmatic way of becoming KNOTS , potentially clogging the flow of life like a blood clot in an artery. STOP! Identify a KNOT that may impede your path to being the healthiest, happiest, and strongest person possible in this season of life. Is the identified KNOT related to a habit of NOT ? Perhaps you were

COFFEE YOGA BALANCE As the coffee pot begins to gurgle – indicating the rising temperature of the water necessary for a perfect brew, I stand facing the window adjacent to the pot in tadasana, the yoga mountain pose that aids proper posture, better balance, strengthens the legs and can be a resting pose. It is my preparation pose before balancing on one leg and foot while the opposite leg and foot are raised off the floor. Breathing is an important component while holding t

IN AND OUT If one doesn’t let stuff go or take stuff in – death becomes one’s reality. TRY THIS. Take a deep breath. Hold it for as long as possible. For most that will be around thirty seconds. The exception is someone trained for underwater emergencies. They can hold their breath for up to two minutes. What is inhaled must be exhaled or death is a certainty. If nothing is inhaled there in nothing to exhale, death is a certainty. Breathing, the thing that we do as much

DESCRIBE NOT PRESCRIBE “What am I doing?” It is a question withdrawn from my thought bank frequently. I don’t dwell on the question and obviously it is redeposited because it is withdrawn repeatedly. Imagine my surprise when a sustaining possible answer emerged. “What am I doing?” I am planting a seed in me and hopefully in you. I describe with words what I see or have lived or seen and what I feel or have felt. I don’t desire to prescribe what you feel or do with what

FATHER Remember I am on a quest to become unencumbered in 2026, and help comes from unusual places. What did you sincerely learn from your father? This was the writing prompt from a book that I have used to learn to be a better writer since April,2025. Each day the instructions following the prompt are “Go. Ten minutes.” I experienced a moment of panic because I didn’t want to squander any of the ten minutes trying to think of a profound and elaborate story to recount.

TRY TO FIND THE LADY BUG IN THE PHOTOGRAPH NOTHING AND SOMETHING Husband, “What are you doing?” Girls next door, “Gwennie, I ‘ve finished my homework. What are we going to do now?” Son, “Mom, what ‘cha doing?” Friends “What are you up to?” My answer is seldom, “NOTHING!” I always have something to do, and I will find something for the girls to do because there is always something to be done and doing nothing signals uselessness. On the other hand, a “nothing” reply is an ope

FEAR? Fear, noun and verb, is one of those weird words in the English language that is defined contextually. Fear is an unpleasant emotion or anxious feeling arising from the belief that something is dangerous or something unwelcome will happen to self or someone else. Fear can also express reverence and awe. Fear is a major obstacle for many. It is the “something unwelcome” that causes me to pause and ponder fear. Fear is both a powerful and weak motivator. It is a power

EGGS In a post a year ago, I mentioned eggs and promised to share more of my observations about them in another post. I try to keep my promise!!! Did you know? 1)Commercially produced eggs in the US are always refrigerated but not in most other countries (Why? Other countries don’t wash eggs) 2) The eggshell’s color does not affect the inside of the egg whatsoever. 3) The grade of the egg, AA, A, B is determined by the lack of blemishes on shell and the size, XL, L, M, and

PLAY YOUR TUNE I live in the Music City, home of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, Ryman Auditorium (the mother church of country music) and the Grand Ole Opry. The National Museum of African American Music is located just a couple of blocks away. A visit, whether a fan of either genre or not, quickly leads one to understand that the most influential artist of both genres played or sang their own tunes. The artist may or may not have written the lyrics or composed th

AN ESSENTIAL Batteries are essential. Who doubts that fact? For the most part batteries are categorized as primary (alkaline/single use - remotes, cameras, watches) or secondary (rechargeable – smartphones, laptops, cars). Do I need to say more? Batteries are essential. Most households keep a supply of the single use batteries on hand and multiple places and ways to connect the rechargeable batteries can be found. “Rest and Reset” was the edict from the coach, owner, an

ACTION FORMULA A year or so ago, I sat on the shores of the Caribbean Sea and fantasized about entering the sea and walking or swimming to a boat that seemed to be close to the shore. It was a fantasy. The boat was farther from the shore than it appeared, in water that was deeper than my five feet plus height and I am basically a non-swimmer. The fantasy, I pondered, was a nudge to take swimming classes, again, for the umpteenth time and to stop being satisfied with my stat

AKT “You can only understand real Action through action itself – Knowledge through knowledge… and Truth through truth.” I read this quote on the morning of October 31, 2024, and again on October 2, 2025, in the “Little Book of Wisdom,” by Maryam Mafi. On Thursday January 8, 2026, I read the quote again, this time in an old journal, the repository of blog starters. According to the journal, October 31, 2024, was filled with plans. The check marks indicated much was accompl

SOWING AND REAPING There are concepts that are crossovers between the spiritual and world realm of understanding and application. “You reap what you sow” is one of them. Most understand that consequence follows an action… positive actions beget positive outcomes…negative actions negative outcomes. The concept is grounded biblically and in the natural order of cause and effect. Reaping what you sow is the same concept of karma, one reaps what one sows – one reaps where one sow

INTERSECTION Agnes Repplier wrote, “It is not easy to find happiness in ourselves, and it is not possible to find it elsewhere.” I read this quote early on a Friday morning just before dressing to go to the gym. I will not regurgitate my morning ritual. However, I would like you to know what happens as I exit the house between 6:10 and 6:15 Monday through Friday. After pressing the ignition, shifting the gear to “R,” backing out of the garage, and exiting left out of the

Dearest Reader, I am reading and writing later than usual because it is Saturday, the Saturday before Christmas. The sun, blazing through the window, is making the smoke produced by the smoldering sage visible. This Saturday morning’s vibe is one of ease. I read these words, “Believing is all a child does for a living.” Kurtis Lamekin, poet Tis’ the season when this is literally truer than any other. Mark Nepo who used the quote in, “The Book of Awakening,” said to our detr

PRECOCIOUS “Showing the qualities or abilities of an adult at an unusually early age/strong interest in things and topics beyond their years.” My precocious great-grandnephews and their father stopped by after school and the conversation arose around something that the older great-grandnephew wanted. Experience has taught all of us that we can land in a loop of epic proportion when he thinks he can “out” rationalize us (remember he is precocious). My grandnephew and his wif

DON’T NEGLECT THE NEED It is December 1, 2025, Monday morning at 4:36 AM. The sage and the candle are adding ambience to the stage for my morning writing. The aroma triggered a memory. I remembered reading a line about sage burning, “Light the sage. When it has done its work, it will extinguish itself.” A bundle of sage always last for weeks. I light the same bundle day after day. It burns for a few minutes and then it goes out. The few minutes of smoldering cast its aroma,