Archive for August 2023
Vacuums, Vortices, and Dead Cats
So much regrettable behavior is born of fear. Because we fear being judged for all kinds of reasons from all kinds of sources, we sometimes neglect to be “real,” to expose our personal “lack.” It can be lack of specific knowledge, experience, money, things, or “important” friends. Yes, and this fear of exposing our vulnerability…
Read MoreBeneath or Above the Surface – Struggles or Blessings
People refer to exploring what lies beneath the surface. A duck seems to glide across the water, but if you look beneath the calm surface his webbed feet are paddling like crazy. What lies beneath is often unseen effort or even struggle. He works harder than we think to move forward and to make it…
Read MoreCanebrakes and Other Magical Places
Today, I found a very old copy of “The Swamp Fox” which I decided I must read because Francis Marion came from the PeeDee region of South Carolina, where my parents’ people came from. Also, the name Marion (or Marian) recurs on both sides of my family, being my middle name as well. So, I…
Read MoreThe Barbie Experience
My plan was to write about something much more serious today, but what the heck! The Barbie doll was introduced to America in 1959, when I was seven years old. Although I had a houseful of beautiful dolls of all sorts, I never owned a Barbie. Mother determined her to be “obscene.” Perhaps she knew…
Read MoreLucretia Mott and Other Warped Histories
Lucretia Mott was a real person. I was surprised a couple of years ago to discover she was not quite the woman I had been taught. Apparently, when you are the youngest child in the brood and your older siblings are bright, impressionable, and anxious to impress with the incredible knowledge that they learned in…
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