A Trivial Pursuit? By Jacklyn Lee Lindstrom You’ve no doubt heard of Trivial Pursuit, the popular board game based on answering trivia questions. I’ve often thought that mothering is similar to such a game. It seems we spend much of our time in a maze of trivia, fumbling through the daily minutiae of family living,…
Archives for July 2006
I’ve learned ……
I’ve learned…. that I feel better about myself when I make others feel better about themselves. I’ve learned…. that what we have done for ourselves alone dies with us. What we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal. I’ve learned…. that one sincere apology is worth more than all the roses…
Believing in Myself
You can’t shake hands with a closed fist”. Indira Gandhi Are you one who keeps a list? Many of us take very careful count of all that has been lost. With the scrupulous exactitude of resentment, we tally up every wrong that was done to us, every privilege or pleasure that we were denied, every…
Over and over again
Over And Over Again Having The Same Experiences There may be times in our lives when it seems like we keep having the same kinds of experiences. The situation or the people involved may be different each time, yet one experience may feel exactly like the last one and the one before that one. Perhaps…
Address Unknown
ADDRESS UNKNOWN by Roger Dean Kiser “I wouldn’t buy that woman a Mother’s Day card if my life depended upon it,” said the woman standing in the greeting card aisle at Wal-Mart. I looked up and saw a look of total disgust and disappointment. Having been dropped off at a Florida orphanage at age four…
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