One Word for 2020

The Christmas tree is down; ornaments and decoration packed away for another year; the Christmas cookies are almost gone. The holiday gatherings are now memories and it's time we turn our attention towards a new year. Does anyone else look at turning that last calendar page as a clean-slate opportunity? With that clean slate, it's …

Positive destruction

For a seed to achieve its greatest expression, it must come completely undone. The shell cracks, its insides come out and everything changes. To someone who doesn't understand growth, it would look like complete destruction. ~Cynthia Occelli Happy Tuesday over at Comedy Plus is an opportunity to post anything we want as long as it …

A Dragonfly Life

Magic is seeing wonder in nature's every little thing. Seeing how wonderful the fireflies are, and how magical are the dragonflies. ~ Ama H. Vanniarachchy Always been fascinated by dragonflies. While I love to see butterflies and hummers, my whole attitude shifts at the site of one dragonfly. So, you can imagine the thrill when …

Pondering a major paradigm shift

I have a Canon Rebel EOS. I've had it since 2008 and it's served me very well. My tween days began with a Kodak Instamatic camera that took 110 film. In high school, I graduated to my dad's Pentax manual SLR and thought I'd hit the big leagues. I used it all through college and beyond. A few …

When we least expect it

When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to change; at such a moment, there is no point in pretending that nothing has happened or in saying that we are not yet ready. The challenge will not wait. Life does not look back. A week is more …