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Dear Reader: Dear Reader: I came across an interview with Gordon Hempton, (who I will have to admit, I had never heard of until now), and  loved every word he was saying in the discourse-things like…“Silence is not a luxury, … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I had an epiphany yesterday ( well, maybe a little wink) when I walked into my den around 9:00 a.m from the garden. I had my door open and the sun was shining through the glass storm door. … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: The nicest thing about looking for a certain book or a piece of jewelry or whatever it is…is that, more often than not, we get detoured by another “find.” That is what happened to bring about the idea … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: With the dog days of August nearing  its end and the official exit of summer arriving with Labor Day…the days of beach chair musings are coming to a close. What is it about sitting in a beach chair … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: The other day (on the blog) we were talking about taking the initiative to design the life we wanted to live… well, the best way to do that is to “craft our life from daydreams.” Yesterday morning…that is … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Don’t you wish that we could pin this reminder on the back of every politician and/or speaker? When did politicians begin thinking that the noise level of their message was more important than the words in it…or perhaps … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: It dawned on me one day that what I am doing right now is creating and designing the life I always wanted. I have lived a lot of my life, like the carriage horses with the blinders on….staring … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: *(This post is dedicated to my Ya friend….Jackson-God’s Wink!) “Holy Moly!”…it is hard to believe that August is winding down…and before we blink September will arrive in all her splendor! One Sunday back in early June…I remember flipping … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Can you hear it? Listen…do you hear it? The sounds of fall. The sounds are very subtle…the soft swish of freshly fallen pine straw hitting the ground or the ruffle of wings of monarch butterflies stopping to rest … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I had some sort of epiphany after leaving Doug Cargill’s office (my Horace Mann “rep” and old friend) yesterday. But before I tell you what happened…let me fill you in with my visit to sign away a lot … Continue reading →