This is a time to go within, remember, and create new memories. — The heritage of Christmas is the Winter Solstice, when the days begin to move away from the dark into the light, the light increasing minute by minute each day. In the earliest of traditions, the Solstice was a time of going within and contemplating events of the previous year. The…

The choice is inside each of us. — Happiness is a rare commodity these days. Even rarer than toilet paper at the beginning of the pandemic. Considering toilet paper’s purpose, I have to laugh. It’s so appropriate. But I digress. The good thing about happiness is we do not have to buy it. It’s up to us, and…

But the joy of the season is still ours. — Christmas and the Holiday Season bring out the best in many of us. The lights, trees, children’s belief that Santa and his reindeer will soar through the sky on Christmas Eve and hurry down chimneys, many that don’t exist, fill us with hope. Children and the Holidays are an intoxicating…

U.S. Intelligence and White House personnel are amongst its victims — It’s like something out of a James Bond film, and the CIA and the Biden Presidency are taking it very seriously. An ear-piercing high-pitched electronic noise causes pressure in the ears. …

If you don’t care about your writing, readers won’t follow you. — When I started writing on Medium in 2018, I enrolled in a course to learn all the things the platform required. Without proper formatting, I was informed, Medium would not curate your post. S/he, they, they who followed the rules were put on the top. It made sense. However, I’ve…

It will save you time and money, and fish will thank you. — Plastic isn’t a problem. It’s one-use plastic that’s polluting the oceans, lining the gutters, and overflowing landfills. Take a walk on a beach, and you’ll discover that most of the trash on the beach is, you guessed it, plastic. Seaglass is becoming a thing of the past. Globally, manufacturers produce…

It’s simple, but it’s not easy. — Don’t bother reading books or taking the advice of any of the current relationship experts. The Buddha knows how you can find your perfect match. And because his wisdom has lasted the test of time, there must be something to it. You only need to do one thing. This one…

Not all the stories about Afghanistan end in death — The news from Afghanistan is blood and guts and chaos. Death, destruction, and fear. There’s a sense of betrayal wrapped in incompetence, and accusations that the United States didn’t act quickly enough. We didn’t. Thousands are swarming the Kabul Airport in fear of the Taliban. Thousands more never made it…

Funerals and wakes were a part of my life before I reached the double digits. — Thanks to my mother, the reality of death was a part of my life before I could stand in front of a casket and look down. The first things I saw were the ornate golden handles and either dark lustrous wood or a metallic finish. I was always told the…