Archive for December, 2006

A Forest of Ice-Coated Trees

Sunday, December 24th, 2006

For the last three days there has been a coating of ice over the trees and grasses in our little valley, and as we go for walks (in a long line, with the dogs out front, ourselves in the middle, and Rhianna the cat trailing behind), the sun sparkles through the ice and you can […]

Talking About Problems

Saturday, December 23rd, 2006

Do you know anyone who spends an inordinate amount of time talking about their problems? Do you spend time talking about your problems?

If so, why? Our usual rationalization is that talking about our problems will bring them out into the open so that we can solve them. But is this true? If […]

Living To Be Four Hundred Years Old

Thursday, December 21st, 2006

Don’t Be a Slave to the Clock!

Here’s the problem with time — either we don’t have enough of it, or we have too much. When we are trying to do a lot, time goes by very quickly. When we’re bored and want to move on to something else, time can crawl by with […]