What’s a healing touch? First, I’ll tell you what it isn’t. A healing touch isn’t like what you see in the movies…where someone gets struck by lightning and suddenly they can touch people and cure diseases. A healing touch isn’t about making miracles happen wherever you go. It isn’t about you. It isn’t about me. And it isn’t really even about physical healing. Healing … The rest of the story…
I love metaphors and similes. I use them all the time. They’re some of the best ways of describing things without using the same ol’ dry and overused adjective descriptions. Like, today for instance. The title of this post (and Rhyme Time) is “where the sky ends“. I decided to use “where the sky ends” as a metaphor for something involved in friendship. And … The rest of the story…
Mind Your Manners
You’re a work in progress. That’s why you should mind your manners. Be nice to other people. Why be mean anyway? What good could possibly come from it? Think about this…You probably like to get presents on your birthday or Christmas…right? And you probably like when there’s ice cream or cake for dessert. True? Well, each time someone gives you presents or ice cream … The rest of the story…
Have you ever sat down and thought about how unique you really are? It’s true. There’s not another person on the whole planet with the same fingerprints, DNA, or even the same brain as you. When you think about the work that went into making you, you should be glad to be yourself…and never wish you were someone else. And it’s no small thing … The rest of the story…
How To Fly
Have you ever thought you’d like to learn how to fly a plane? Or, are you like me…and you’ve wondered and even dreamed about flying…without a plane? Just you…in the air…zooming around, flying through clouds, skimming over the ocean. When I was in grade school, way back in the 20th century, I read tons of books. I couldn’t get enough. In fact, I think … The rest of the story…
Do you ever find your mind overflowing with rhythmic, poetic thoughts? Well, I do…all the time. I can be working on something else entirely when suddenly a phrase will pop into my head. And not just the phrase, but also how the phrase should be read…in other words…what rhythm it should have. This was the case just a few minutes ago. I was minding … The rest of the story…
Life is not a tightrope walk. Oh sure, there may be lots of challenges that feel like it, but there’s so much more to it than that. Today, there was a very anticipated and talked about event where a tightrope walker actually skimmed across a cable over the Grand Canyon. I couldn’t help think about his wife and kids. I remember this young man’s … The rest of the story…
There are a few varying degrees of thought about the act of contemplation. For instance, from a Platonic philosophical view, contemplation might actually be necessary for the soul to ascend to some form of good or other divine form. In different religions contemplation is synonymous with meditation and/or prayer. There’s even a stone statue by Albert Toft called “The Spirit of Contemplation” where a … The rest of the story…
If you look up prima donna in a dictionary, the first definition you get is “the chief female singer in an opera or opera company”. These days she might be called a “diva” or “leading lady”. It’s actually a positive description. The second definition, however, deals with ego. The dictionary I’m looking at says “a very temperamental person with an inflated view of their … The rest of the story…
If you’re a writer, maybe you’ve occasionally written stories, or poems, or books with hidden messages. If so, why? Did you want to see if anyone could mine your lyrical ore and find those nuggets? Or did you want to truly say something so you wouldn’t forget, but you only wanted to remind yourself? Or did you have some hidden reason for your hidden … The rest of the story…