Tonight I’m teaching a class at my local library. It’s the second in a series given by the Clutter Clearing Companion (that’s me!). The first was last month. The topic was paring down your stock of books. The timing was perfect as the library was having a book sale two weeks later. We had about…
Category: Thoughts
Dreams and Reality
My piano teacher has a masters in psychology. This probably explains why I refer to her as my therapist. Maybe “sage” is a better word. Anyway, we were talking about dreams the other day and she explained that she did some coursework in dreams for her graduate degree. She said they were required to list…
Thank You
I was thinking I should attend a Memorial Day ceremony or parade today. And, as usual, God gave me what I asked for. Instead of taking my usual right turn toward the library on my morning walk, I went left towards the firehouse. From the open second-floor windows, I could hear the local bagpipers practicing. …
The Things People Say
“Are you independently wealthy?” he asked. It’s sad that people think in order to live the life I do, I must be independently wealthy. “No,” I said. “I just choose work and manage my money in such a way that I can do what I want.” I wasn’t going to get into it any further…
Time for a Change….
I’m ready for a change. That feeling I get every so often of life getting a little too predictable has returned. It comes on gradually, like something you hear so softly you’re not sure if you heard it at all. You say to the person next to you, “Did you hear that?” and they say,…
Talking to Strangers: On Trains
As I walked down the aisle trying to decide which seat to take on the train, I walked by two young guys speaking a foreign language. I took the seat behind them, convinced they had a good story. Though I’m convinced everyone has a good story… I could not tell what language they were speaking…
Talking to Strangers: On Airplanes
I’m the kind of person who would rather talk to my seatmate on an airplane than read a book. No, I’m not forceful about it. I simply smile and say hello to them as they sit down. If they look at me in surprise and just nod, I know they’re not interested. If they return…
Variety
When talking to a parent of one of my tutoring students last week, he asked what I do for work other than tutoring. People assume I must be a high school math teacher since I’m tutoring their high school child in that very subject. I told him I teach Anatomy & Physiology at a local…
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