Traditions. What does that mean to you? What thoughts do you start having after you read this? Did it trigger something in your memory?  What Are Traditions? When I hear the word “traditions” it evokes so many feelings, memories, and thoughts. It touches me so deeply that sometimes I feel like I’m on a different planet. Funnily enough, traditions for ...

Every year around this time I notice people becoming more anxious. All kinds of anxieties. Clouded Minds Some people are all of a sudden feeling more lonely than at other times of the year; other people jump into “I’d better hurry otherwise this year is almost gone”… and they make all kinds of irrational decisions. I see people quitting jobs ...

This is an essay about bad language. Although the word is not used often, bad language is often referred to by the slang term “cussing” or more specifically: cursing. Cursing is exactly that.  Casting a Spell You are casting a curse or a spell with your language. Keep in mind that I am a second-language speaker when it comes to ...

How often are we told that we must live in the here and now, and not in the past or future?  In my private discussions, I often give people the same advice. It’s easy to get lost in whose goal I am trying to achieve, and if it is even my own. It is easy to forget yourself when all ...

Bang bang, shoot shoot. Yet another one of our great families goes down. How many of you have been listening to the constant news and want to hide your face in your palm and cry? Why? Because of the shooting of innocent people. The killing of children who haven’t seen or lived enough. The killing of those who did not ...