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Pear Tree Dream

I feel like writing about dreams today. Dreams…spiritual and natural dreams…and their possible interpretations. This piece may be a little risky…I imagine writing about this may open me up to join the ranks of those in a number of possible positive or negative categories. I guess I’m feeling a little risky today. So, what is new?! When I observe myself sometimes, I recognize that I take a number of (mostly calculated) risks. And of the bigger ones of my life,...

The Art of Aloneness

The sense of being alone is far too common in this world.  Some of the most obvious reasons are the widow, the orphan, the misfits, the divorced, and yes, the unhappily married…just to name a few. I imagine the ways each person who finds themselves in alone places either regularly or from time to time are as unique as the person.  There is a quotation I’ve liked that came from James Taylor in one of his documentary interviews: ​ “To me, very...

Goddesses, Princesses and Step-Sisters

There is one college class I had my senior year that I didn’t really understand too well at the time, yet it has left an indelible impression upon me and I find myself thinking of it and the assignments from time to time as my years increase. I was 22 at the time I was in this class called Family Life at the University of Delaware.   I am now 57-years-old and two marriages later, two children, two divorces, and a lot...