The days are slipping by and I keep meaning to write about tolerance, a wonderful trait to possess and a beautiful gift to share. Unfortunately I’m really, really devoid of it and things that fertilize my intolerant nature keep coming to the surface before I have a chance to write about how important it is […]
If you happen to look at the categories I picked for this blog, you may be thinking…contradiction. Cheating/Infidelity with Religion/Spirituality? You might query. If bearing false witness and hypocrisy were available categories, I’d be forced to exceed my limit for this one. It’s gonna be a goody!
You see, where I live there’s a GRRREAT BIIIIG Baptist […]
Earlier this evening I had the distinct honor of participating in the celebration of a young woman’s one year sobriety anniversary. Part of the celebration includes the celebrant sharing his or her story. Several things happened during this event that strengthened my, already solid, faith in the program of Alcoholics Anonymous.
The woman, in her early twenties, shared […]
Earlier tonight I was watching the news and the very distressed looking anchorwoman reported that a bobcat is “on the loose” in an Orlando neighborhood. I pointed out to her (from my news desk on the couch) that bobcats, as well as other forms of wildlife, are actually supposed to be “on the loose.” I don’t think […]
In AA we learn that we can only be disturbed if we’re disturbable. That means our defects of character are showing. Pride, ego, envy, self-pity, self absorption or any number of negative emotions mushrooming into negative actions. The program teaches us to identify negative feelings and squash them with positive thoughts and actions before they […]
Considering the way I love to eat, I can’t believe I don’t write more about food. I’m totally stealing a recipe from a Kraft Foods Magazine and posting it here as my own delectable creation, which it sort of is. It sort of is because I altered theirs to make it easier and gooier. Last […]
A recent media query brought to light a great suggestion for you single women looking for good men. Go to Home Depot or any hardware store–a lot.
Think about it girls. Marrying money just doesn’t happen for everyone. Prince Charming with a trust fund is just about as rare as the winning lotto ticket so it’s best […]
I’m just going to admit it. I don’t understand text messaging. I finally humbled myself enough to ask my co-worker how it’s actually done. I figured it must be something way simpler than typing on the little tiny keys, bearing teensy-weensie numbers, of itsy-bitsy cell phones. It has to be easier or, surely, everyone wouldn’t […]
I have a friend, about ten years older than I am, who is an old fashioned, salt-of-the earth type. She’s from the midwest and is staunch about certain things like God, America and family. She constantly says things like, “If people would just do right…” Now, she’s not boring, mind you. This statement is often […]
I feel sorry for women, and there are quite a few, who don’t have good relationships with their mothers. I can’t imagine it because I’ve been blessed with a mother who is beyond wonderful.
Even though I threw many a temper tantrum in childhood as well as in adulthood. Even though I retaliated for something one day, […]