The Shame By Linda Stowe I don’t remember the first time I felt shame, but I remember the feeling clearly. As a child, it probably came when I was caught in a lie or doing something I knew was wrong. As a student, I felt shame as a white person when I read about slavery

Here are three things about my life. Parrots. Bowlers. Giraffes.  One. My name is Polly, as most of you know. The title of the blog gives that away every day. Anyway, there are a lot of phrases around the name. And also associations. One of the most common is Polly the Parrot. Polly want a

I absolutely abhor violence. We see it every day in our country, in some form or another. But. There is nothing new about crime in America. Most recently, another terrible school shooting in Oregon. When will it stop?  Not ever. I don’t suppose.  But it has been happening for a long time now.In the early

Did you hear about the guy who invented Lifesavers? He made a mint. LOL.  He made a mint. While that is funny, it is only half-true. The guy really did make a mint candy.But he didn’t make a mint in cash. Here is how it went. The Life Savers candy was invented in 1912 by

For thousands of years, people have been searching for ultimate “truths” about our existence. The things of our spirit. Our souls. Our inner selves. Many spiritual traditions suggest that, at our deepest level, we are more than physical beings. Yes. Many have said that we are beings of light. We are conscious of our spiritual

Today’s blog is for you. I hope you will take a moment to remind yourself that you are truly amazing. I hope you will do this every day. You have many strengths and also imperfections. Embrace all of them with kindness. These are the things that make you totally unique. And beautiful in every way.You

Make no bones about it. There are no bones about it.  We all know what it means.  That phrase tells us that there is no doubt about it. It is absolutely true. We are speaking plainly and directly. It is the what of the what’s.  That good phrase dates back to 15th-century England. That makes

Language is our most powerful tool for expressing ideas, preserving knowledge, building relationships, and passing culture from one generation to the next. By definition, a language is a system of spoken, written, or signed communication that people use to share ideas, thoughts, emotions, and information. It consists of words, sounds, grammar, and symbols. We speak.