I may have mentioned that I’ve lived overseas before. I’ve even learned languages — but only enough to give directions to a driver or shop in a supermarket. I didn’t really form any meaningful and lasting connections with locals. At that time, my focus was on creating wonderful memories and raising my children. But, thisContinue reading “This Time”
Category Archives: Life Lessons
Becoming…
I had lived overseas for many years and I really didn’t want to leave my new home back in the USA, but it was time. WE had time. So we put in our papers and took a sight-seeing trip around our beloved country. We were in Florida when the e-mail informing us of our 18Continue reading “Becoming…”
2022!
It’s time to get excited about a new year and a NEW YOU! One good thing about Covid is how it makes us focus on our lives – not just what we do, but how we do it. Henry James, a great writer, once said – Three things in human life are important. The firstContinue reading “2022!”
Shofar
Not too far from Serpent Mound is the Hopewell Culture National Historic Park in Chillicothe, Ohio. This ram’s horn is in the display case and it carries with it a very interesting cultural significance. The ram’s horn is a very important instrument that is used to practice the Law of Moses. The horn, or Shofar,Continue reading “Shofar”
Seeing Clear
In that moment, the wind spoke and all three, the Prince, the Prime Minister, and the young steward stopped to listen to the song until it finished. “Did you hear that?” The Prince asked. “Only the birds on the wind, Sire” the Prime Minister said. He snapped his fingers in front of the steward’s face.Continue reading “Seeing Clear”
Bug Eyes
Now, some scientist would say that insects with their gazillion eyes are beautiful. But remember, these strange admirers are scientists. And even scientists don’t marry bugs. Our Prince looked at his murky green eyes so full of jealousy. Then, he looked at his blood-red eyes so necessary in maintaining power. And last, he held upContinue reading “Bug Eyes”
Six Eyes!
He had SIX eyes! One pair sat at the top of his forehead and gave off a neon red glow. His own green eyes sat below the red, but they were no longer beautiful. They were tainted by an inky black film. And his last set of eyes? The Prince raised his hands to feelContinue reading “Six Eyes!”
The Handsome Prince
Prince Gant was young, tall, and extremely good-looking with the most penetrating green eyes anyone in the kingdom had ever seen. When he spoke all the notable men and women of the land stopped what they were doing and listened to him. With the beautiful Princess Everly already devoted to him, he was destined toContinue reading “The Handsome Prince”
Serpent Mound
This past October I visited the sacred Serpent Mound in Ohio for the first time. It was a beautiful place and the size was amazing! No picture can really describe the way you feel as you walk around such a monument. It is almost mythic in proportions! Serpents are sacred animals in many cultures. AmongContinue reading “Serpent Mound”
Sacred Space
Various native traditions and stories are associated with Serpent Mound. Mekoce Shawnee Chief, Frank Wilson, tells a story that connects the mound with a ritual of spiritual cleansing: If you count the curves in the Serpent, there’s seven of them, there’s seven curves before it gets to the head. And seven, the way I wasContinue reading “Sacred Space”
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