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My sweet Maggie. I have introduced you to her before. She went out for a run last week and before I could get out into the field with her and the gang, I heard a terrible scream. By the time I got there, here comes my sweet, sweet girl trembling and terrified. Long story short, some how she and Miss Daisy must have crashed in to each other in their haste to tour the back forty. Maggie ended up with a back problem which appears to have resolved with doggie muscle relaxers, an anti-inflammatory and some down time. During her … Continue reading
Lessons on Being Human from my Canine Sage …
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Self Awareness: Flower Power
The path ahead is unclear, the path under my feet is unstable, so I find myself spending too much time looking at the path I have traveled, seeking the comfort of memories and ghosts. The Alexander’s are gardeners. It is in our DNA. It must have come down through the generations. My happy young years in Ohio were filled with planting, pulling weeds, harvesting, and my favorite tasks — helping Grandma freeze fresh veggies and the evening family tour of the yard, when we all walked out once a week or so to see what the plants were up to. … Continue reading
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Self Awareness: Aging Challenge
The greatest inequity of aging … to me? Gaining wisdom through life experience and losing the energy to employee it! Did you know that a staggering 10,000 people A DAY in the United States turn 50 … 365 days a year? I read that in a book called the Boomer Consumer, and I have seen similar references in other places. That just takes my breathe away! It has made me change the focus of my business. And since I am one of those statistics, the reality of aging is creeping into my life. I guess what I am really … Continue reading
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The Field: A Photo Journal, of sorts …
Next to my house is a field. Years ago I decided it would be a really good horse field. I applied all my powers of positive thinking to secure that field for my use. While I don’t own it, I lease it – so I came out OK. It was home to my two horses, until time finally wrested them from me. They are both buried in this field. I mowed a path in the field a couple years ago and started walking with the dogs. Just about every single day, we visit the field. I walk at least a … Continue reading
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Synopsis
The older I get the more I know I don’t know very much at all. Welcome to my effort to understand and grow. There are 4 types of articles here, which are cross referenced (just to make things complicated, or easier, depending on your point of view). The Sunday Essay – something I decide to explore and post every Sunday afternoon — topics may be anything, but will mostly be Self Awareness or 4 Legged Friends related. Then there are Thoughts for Thinking – which includes random oddities, stuff that drifts through my brain waves, and miscellany. Thanks for coming along on the ride!