My thoughts today roll back twenty years ago to the tragic events that unfolded in our nation twenty years ago. September 10th, 2001 was...

For those of you who may not be aware, September is National Recovery Month. As this link explains, National Recovery month was first...

“It was the hour in which objects lose the consistency of shadow that accompanies them during the night and gradually reacquire colors,...

This week, Julie and I ended up back in Bedford PA. This bucolic little town was the childhood home of her mother. Julie’s parents also...

“Walking a mile in someone else's shoes isn't as much about the walk or the shoes; it's to be able to think like they think, feel what...

Okay, so I do miss youth on some days. Yet, increasingly old age, whenever that begins, (which I suspect is an ever-sliding scale) is on...

“See that's what people don't get about food. It's never the food, it's the love that goes into making it. That's what's important.” ―...

Julie found this cool YouTube channel about a guy who bought a ghost town on top of a very large, abandoned silver mine. It is called...

“After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world.” ― Philip Pullman Addiction left a whole...

“Bees do have a smell, you know, and if they don't they should, for their feet are dusted with spices from a million flowers.” ― Ray...

I really enjoy historic quotes. Quotes reflect the human condition in ways that transcend time. We can read what writers penned a...

“In order to eat, you have to be hungry. In order to learn, you have to be ignorant. Ignorance is a condition of learning. Pain is a...

“The quest is the grail you seek.” ― Joseph Campbell In recent months, I have been thinking more about my journey through life. As I am...

“Simple things relieve eyes; simple things ease mind, simple things create meditation, simple things are simply miraculous!” ― Mehmet...

grat·i·tude - /ˈɡradəˌt(y)o͞od/ - the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness As this...