My Third Favorite Christmas Story 12/25/22

   Hi there, everyone. Merry Christmas, wishing every guest to this inn a sensational New Year!

  I hope you enjoy a delightful time with your family and dear ones as we celebrate this Christmas season. That's been my situa-tion as the year 2022 comes to a close.  I have deep gratitude

Being Our Authentic Selves.................. 11/30/22

    Bumping up this post.  I wrote this seven years ago.  Most of you were not here, then. 

    Here it is: 

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      How hard, genuinely rela-ting.  Being seen for who we truly are.

      Expressing our thoughts. Scary. Saying what we feel and want. It's going on a limb. 

      Revealing

Chapt. 4 Lessons Learned From a Semi-Paralyzed, Tenacious Cat

     One night at the age of two years old, Alexander the Grey(t) felt the im-pact of a car hitting his backside.  His owner, Arlene, didn't know about this right away.  She wor-ried, when, for an in-terminable day, his mischievous pre-sence

Alex Chapter Three: Buddy Time with a Cat in Decline..... 8/31/22

I used a glass bowl, like this one, to 

give Alexander the Grey(t) water

     Alexander, my friend's cat, is kicking. Although, it's no longer with his hind feet. His heart demonstrates persever-ance.  

     I dropped by his house earlier today.  He no longer walks.  I admire his quiet

Chapter Two: Loyalty Lesson Taught by Alex ....... 8/28/22

Flashback to June 2010
  
     Then, there's Ben-jamin.  A tuxedo cat, the other feline in Arlene's household.  Adding this black and white pet to her family was a mistake.  

A Series: Alexander the Greyt, Chapter One .................... 8/3/22

     I'm presenting an overdue series.  Honestly, I cry when reading this story about my friend, Alex.  It details my unashamed love for him.  

     It will help you know me from a different angle. 

     He grabbed my heart as it never has been, before or since, and en-hanced it as I never imagined.  I hope you enjoy reading about my friend as much as I did, creating this memorial of a heart-warming season in my life.  

        Alex, the cat on the left, let me have a relationship with him.  A profound, silent, and rare experi-

Experiencing What Is, Second Edition 7/31/22

And keep us close to what is real, I would add. 

     I wrote this a few years back.  Most of you have not read it.  I hope it helps you to enjoy life more fully. 

     Today's offering:

     Vital for our health involves grieving.

The Power and Value of Exercising Boundaries---We Discover the Truth About Others ................... 7/15/22

   O'Connor said she did not know what to say until she wrote. I'm  like  Flannery  O'Connor  again.   I sometimes take on her habit when writ-ing for this  positive   place in cyber-space.    

Being an Adult: Exercising the Right to Say No 5/31/22

“God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you
 used one to say 'thank you?' ” William Arthur Ward. Please
do so today by posting your gratitude. It will do you good. 

       Republishing this post.  Most of you were not guests back then, nearly eleven years ago.  

       I hope it encour-ages you to stand up for your values. 

       Here it is: 

Easter, Its Meaning

    Good afternoon,

     As with everything I write, please take what you like, leaving the rest.

     Easter we celebrate today.  I know the image usually is about bunnies, pastel