Global Issues… Diversity 7 Feb 201724 Oct 2020 it burst forth from rock, high in the mountains- its journey before unseen. now resplendent with light, with movement, wind catching droplets, splaying into sky in joyful play. then down.…
Global Issues… Child Mental Health Day 7 May 201520 Mar 2016 Remember twirling around on the swing set out back? Tummy on the swing, arms and legs hanging down, you'd walk in circles to wind the suspended chains around one another, like a rubber…
Global Issues… Doctor’s Recommendation 24 Feb 2015 Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not. Dr. Seuss (The Lorax)
Freedom vs Fear… Compassion: Left and Right 20 Feb 201522 Mar 2016 Marge lay exhausted at the end of a long day, her eyes puffy from too many tears. It has been an emotional day for her. As she lay on the…
Freedom vs Fear… No Need for Eyes to See This 17 Jan 201520 Mar 2016 This morning my granddaughter put on How to Train Your Dragon. Again. I sat nearby, reading and thinking, writing a bit, occasionally paying slight attention to the movie. "In centuries of…
Reflections Hang on. Or, Let go. 14 Jan 2015 Walking out from yoga class tonight, I stopped. A beautiful clutch of autumn leaves held on, unashamed to be the last among all that was gray and dismal. It…
Relationships Are you akin to kindness? 20 Oct 201420 Mar 2016 It's not news; as far as history traces our interactions, we humans have had troubles with one another. We get ourselves tied in knots worrying about the latest news: a…
DP challenge… Dark Chocolate to my Soul 20 Sep 201420 Mar 2016 First smile from my baby~ Fingertips at my back~ Purple hued sunsets o'er mountain or sea. A word fitly spoken~ Laughing toddlers at play~ Secret gifts sent before there's…
Global Issues… We’re All Sick of “Don’t,” So. . . 26 Mar 201426 Apr 2014 Don't tell me another "Don't," -please? We've all heard "Don't" enough. We're numb. We're even numb to the "Don't" messages that matter. Don't--I Feel Numb by U2 For…
Motivations Faith or Fear: Roots Run Rampant 28 Feb 20143 Mar 2014 Fear has roots with underground runners! Just when I think I've pulled the biggest, up crops another branch. I pull it, and off of that one, a myriad others, in…
Humble Trophies Liebster not Biebster 12 Feb 20143 Mar 2014 All the talk about what the Biebster is doing wrong again. . . instead of that, I am going to talk about the Liebster! Khana, of khanasweb.com, was awesome enough to…
Joan T. Warren 