My daughter says “I’m sorry” all the time. She’s standing in front of the sink, washing dishes. We have a dishwasher but my grandson’s bottles get washed by hand. Something about dirt collecting in the nipples. She’s busy but I want to throw something in the garbage. I step up beside her and say, “excuse me”, hoping she’ll shift slightly to right. She steps … Continue reading I’m sorry.
A fantastic post from “Defining Yellow” “There is no perfect way to put into words Americas inhumane, horrifying, and heartbreaking current events. Regardless, I hope you will still read what I have to say. Along with everyone else, my head hurts, my heart hurts, and I’m scared. I am also angry, however my intent is to speak with love as I believe that is how … Continue reading Black Lives Matter
I can do what I want. This is true of everyone. We’re not as constrained as we like to think. At least not in any real sense. The constraints we experience are primarily self-imposed. We choose what we do. We choose what we don’t do. We allow ourselves to be constrained. There are reasons. Often, we don’t realize that’s what we’re doing. Beyond some minor … Continue reading Constraints.
I thought it was going to be a stern lecture. The expression on his face said “determined disapproval”. What had made him so irate was unclear. Was it because I was smoking? Is everyone on “team quit”? I’ll get to it. I’m working on it. No, I’m not defensive, why do you ask? I’ve made lots of positive changes, you know. I don’t have to … Continue reading I thought it was going to be a lecture – random thoughts
From Famine to Feast 