Do you ever have a longing to go back and set wrong things right, fix mistakes, re-do situations? All the way from houses I’ve lived in to words I’ve spoken and decisions made, sometimes I long to do a major overhaul. There’s something about situations that are seen clearly only when they are past. I […]
From One Antique to Another
·An antique is rare and priceless. It is “desirable because of its age, beauty, and rarity…” An antique represents a previous era in human society; it is a link with the past. An antique has stood the test of time. It has weathered the storms, held onto life in spite of adversities, and refused to […]
News and a View
The world looks green, this morning. Green and sunny. I don’t think I’ve ever seen the trees quite so full of leaves. Yesterday, as well as being my birthday, was the last day to get my driver’s license renewed. Yes, I had procrastinated. When I walked into the Department of Motor Vehicles, I should […]
Deleted, Due to Overcrowding
Just think of it–when a person reaches my age, what a large amount of experiences and wisdom she has gained! Each marvelous bit finds a little nook or cranny in the brain and lodges there. Imagine this: a bookshelf over-flowing with knowledge, wisdom, trivia, know-how. Fairly boggles the mind, doesn’t it? I’d like to share this plethora […]
Don’t Mess With Second-Guessing Wisdom
·Wisdom is something we learn. We’ve all heard that hindsight is 20/20 vision. Right? So, why do we waste so much time looking back? Why is it so easy to be beset with the shoulda woulda coulda syndrome? If anything is a waste of time, it’s second-guessing, wishing we had made a different decision, a […]