Symbolism is so common a practice in our world that most of us have and use symbols without even being aware of them. I watch a TV show called the ‘American Pickers’ every once in a while, where two people travel around the country looking for people they call collectors. These collectors have collected stuff…
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On What I Believe I Have Learned About Life
Over the years I have heard statements by various people expressing what they thought they had learned either from an experience in their life or from life itself. I, too, have learned a few things over my eighty five years on earth. The expectation is that as a person ages their experiences in life should…
On A Purposeful Life
Life has a purpose, to be able to find and to understand that purpose is man’s greatest quest. Some will ask, “What is the supreme- all inclusive goal of life? Is it wealth, power, knowledge, overcoming evil, heaven?” Someone has said that the goal, or purpose, of life is to be found within life itself….
On And I Say to Myself
Louis Armstrong was a trumpeter, bandleader, singer, soloist, film star and comedian. He was considered one of the most influential artists in jazz history. He is known for songs like “Star Dust,” “La Vie En Rose” and “What a Wonderful World.” That was the one that I loved, “What a Wonderful World.” …
On The Social Magnets in Life That Pull on Us
My younger brother, Martin, was a poet and a philosopher of sorts. While he was serving in the U.S. Coast Guard we often exchanged thoughts via letters. His letters included poems and philosophies that were critical of the norm. He sometimes described things that he thought were wrong with families, society and life. In one…
On Social Organizations
A few days ago I was going through some old papers of mine with the idea of getting rid of things no longer of value. I happened to read one card I used as my notes to give a talk to a sorority group on the Weber State University campus. I thought that I would…
On A Gratitude Jar
“People may forget what you said, or what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Being grateful and expressing that gratitude are two different things, with what could be two different and significant outcomes. To make kindnesses a big thing, at least a bigger thing than most people do, can…
On Pretending
Pretending has several connotations and some of them good, even funny, and some are an important part of growing up; others are just plain human nature for many of those of us who are a part of the human race. When I was a young child I remember my two older sisters pretending to be…
On Declining Home, and Communities
Lisa Miller tells the story about a sixty one year-old woman named Janet. She lives in a small town surrounded by forest and winding highways. Janet had no history of mental illness until, about 20 years ago when she began hearing voices. ‘Little by little, one by one, the people in my life have all…
On Being Good for Nothing
I remember reading the late Paul Harvey’s, “The Rest of the Story” when I was younger and how impressed I was with the stories of great people. One such story was about a young boy named ‘Guiseppe’. Guiseppe’s father was an Italian fisherman who came to America with his family, bought a fishing boat and…