So today I am doing something I have never done before. I decided to allow “My Higher Self” to take the helm and answer some questions from one of my blog readers. …
Day 41: Thoughts From My Higher Self
A few years ago, when I started this blog, I began experimenting with using different voices that came through as I wrote. One of them I called “My Higher Self,” because it…
Day 40: The Spirit of Generosity
I just watched the movie “The Same Kind of Different as Me.” Have you seen it? Great movie. It is the tale of a woman whose generosity of spirit touches the lives…
Day 39: My new (gulp) credit card
A few weeks ago I wrote a post about the modern day credit trap. In this post I clearly stated my concerns about credit card debt. Well, at the risk of sounding a…
Day 38: A Little Original Poetry… In Iambic Pentameter!
A few years ago I went to see my brother in New York, where he was living at the time. He co-wrote a modern version of Othello set in the 1960s with…
Day 37: My Collaboration with Charlie Chaplin
A few months ago my wife and I went to a silent movie performance in Downtown Sacramento, where we listened to an organist playing an original score to a Buster Keaton movie…
Day 36: Think about trees!
I’m a big fan of trees. If I’m out on the front porch, I often look across the street to pay attention to them. Sometimes when I’m jogging, I’ll just start looking…
Day 35: Braving the Mind Field
I don’t know about you, but for me, my mind sometimes plays tricks on me. It can suddenly start clouding my head, and for awhile it feels like storm cloud has just…
Day 34: Creating a Legacy… One Thought at a Time
Last night I spent a few minutes reading over some of my prior blog entries for this 365 Day Blogging Project. One thing that struck me was the variety of types of…
Day 33: Just Say No
(Disclaimer: This post is NOT about drugs or the 1980s anti-drug campaign spear-headed by Nancy Reagan, although I probably am the poster child for that program, as it worked on me… but…