Tag Archives: opinions

The peer in pressure

Posted on February 28, 2017 by

Two lawyer neighbors of mine invited me to lunch today. Let’s call them “lawyer #1” and “lawyer #2”. This purpose of this lunch was to gauge my reaction to a guy that lives in our neighborhood who also happens to … Continue reading →

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Speak and spoken too

Posted on February 2, 2017 by

“Raise your words, not voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.” – Jalal ad–Din Muhammad Rumi I am not a yeller, I can be a loud talker, at least according to my children, but I don’t like to … Continue reading →

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Whose toes am I stepping on now

Posted on January 17, 2017 by

Apparently I have been stepping on a few toes lately. Trump supporters, those are easy ones. They have such big ultra sensitive feet. Christians or maybe just religion in general, well since I consider myself a Christian Universalist with a Buddhist … Continue reading →

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Picking our battles

Posted on January 3, 2017 by

“Be selective in your battles, sometimes peace is better than being right”. – Unknown My Mother was a first grade teacher for almost thirty years. If you do the math, considering a class size of twenty or so kids each … Continue reading →

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The holiday loudmouth, yes I have one too

Posted on November 18, 2016 by

“Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the facts.” – E. B. White Oh the holiday’s are upon us. Time to eat, drink and listen to your loudmouth relative tell you everything that is … Continue reading →

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Living life at your own pace

Posted on November 7, 2016 by

I was listening to a mental health professional in Sunday school who was talking about her work with the homeless. She made the comment that in her 20 years of work she had found that the best results she had … Continue reading →

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