Category Archives: self image In the past I have eschewed New Year’s resolutions in favor of a word for the year, but this year I’m making ten resolutions. Ten is a lot, but many are small, and require only a little discipline and a willingness to make changes. I hope that together they will increase my happiness which of […]  There is a voice you will always recognize, it is the voice of love. For me it is my mother’s voice. A year after she died I had a dream in which she appeared at the foot of my bed. She spoke to me, and I saw her there. Her presence was real; she wasn’t […]  Today the Winter Solstice officially occurred (in my hemisphere) at 5:44 this morning. It is the official start of winter and in Philadelphia we will have nine hours and nineteen minutes of daylight; the shortest day of the year, hence the longest night. The days have been getting shorter since the summer Solstice, and at last […]  I am no Icarus, I am cautious and try not to fly too close to the sun, but I am still susceptible to sunburn. Using sunscreen is an effective way to shield your skin from the ravages of the sun’s rays, but how do you protect your more delicate organs? What if the threat is […]  At night, in secret, I offer whispered prayers to God, or the universe or myself, or whatever is out there listening. I am not a religious person, I haven’t been in a church or synagogue in many years. Most of my friends are atheists or careless observers of some sort. I don’t talk much about […] |
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