Bonds, boundaries tested in ‘Another Year’

As physical beings, we’re innately accustomed to living life in a reality where nearly all of its elements—like us—have defined physical parameters. Those inherent boundaries give shape, definition and limitation to everything we encounter within this existence. But, strange though it may seem to some of us, boundaries are not limited to just the physical aspects of our world; they also provide limits to things of a nonphysical nature, like our emotions and the frameworks of our interpersonal relationships.

The Wolf of Hate

I heard a story once about a Native American elder who was asked how she had become so wise, so happy, and so respected. She answered: “In my heart, there are two wolves: a wolf of love and a wolf of hate. It all depends on which one I feed each day.”

GOING SQUIRRELY!

As the human population grows and expands, it takes over and destroys areas previously populated by wildlife, often without as much as an offer of a minimal alternative living arrangement for the “Original Land Owners”. Displaced animals, deprived of their natural hunting grounds, are forced to become scavengers, rummaging through human garbage and destroying man-made [...]

SOME STILL CARE!

At first I wasn’t sure what kind of day Sunday, May 2, 2010 would turn out to be.  It started out pretty cloudy and cool.  The day before we had some rain and there was a hint of it still lingering  in the morning air.  Occasionally a glimpse of sunshine would appear, then quickly disappear [...]

Who is to blame?

Humans are funny creatures.  When it comes to problem solving, we are programmed to waste a great amount of time and energy focusing on the side-effects rather than go to the root of a problem.  This approach rarely leads to a workable solution and often re-victimizes the innocent.  Rather than rooting out the real cause, [...]

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