April 2022

At some point in our young lives, we start discovering downfalls. I mean, when we are first born, we have nothing in us but pure, delightful wholeness of spirit. As babies, we love, and we seek to be loved. Our only point of reference was our own. And that mindset is one of innocence and […]

The Universe is made of pure energy. This is truth. Everything in this place is particle-based. We are a mass of little, invisible-to-the-eye atoms. And each one of those atoms is vibrating, spinning, moving like crazy-go-nuts. It all moves. Everything. Humans vibrate. So do flowers. And water. The fish in those waters vibrate too. Even

At any time in our lives, we can turn our heads upward and look to the multitudes. We can see infinity at any given moment. That is, if we decide to look and reflect. Our Universe continues outward to depths unknown. It amazes me, when small, little me, considers just where I am standing. On

“Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.” — Abraham Lincoln Tact. That is quite a thing. As wise Abe mentioned, it is adroitness and sensitivity when dealing with others. Or perhaps, difficult situations. And oftentimes, we lose our tactfulness when we tell a joke.After April Fools Day, several people asked if

I have long been a fan of Kurt Vonnegut and his writing. I was sad on the day he died. The anniversary of that date is today — with his passing on April 11, 2007. My attraction to his writing came about strongly in my early 20s. I read the entirety of his books, one

When they went to bed the night before, they probably didn’t know it was coming. Or maybe they had a guess. Perhaps the thing had been rumbling and quaking the earth for days before. Either way, it exploded. On this date, April 10, 1815, Mount Tambora blew its top. This mother of a volcano is

This world of ours is mostly water. If you’ve never seen the movie Waterworld, with Kevin Costner, don’t bother. The film is not worth your time. Trust all the people on this. It only gets a “42% Liked” on Rotten Tomatoes. Or then again, maybe you are one of that 42%. But that isn’t the

Low and behold, I was introduced to the game, Trivial Pursuit, my freshman year in college. Back then, I had two sets of friends. There were my “jock” pals, who I hung out with while I worked on the softball side of my college experience, the thing that was paying for my tuition. We spent