the thought stream of consciousness
our collection of writing and photos – as we are impressed positively or negatively about the world around us as we monitor the culture – below are the blog posts…
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Being human. Saying that you’re not well. It is a strength. Every human has many times of being unwell in their lives.
Back in the day… My Mom often referred to people she knew who suffered from mental illnesses as having “nervous breakdowns”. I would hear her say, “So-in-So, you know, she had a nervous breakdown…” or my Grandmother would fret about a friend who had really sunken down and was struggling – what could she do,…
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As we go along the road. Day by day. What was. What is. What will be.
Que sera sera. When I was a kid, my mom used to sing the song, “Que Sera, Sera” as it was popularized by Doris Day, a then well loved actress and singer. We had the recording, and Mom played it often. It was one of those songs that basically said, “stuff happens, and it will…
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Adjusting. It’s what life is. How well we do it is individually determined.
I grow orchids. It’s not a hobby or anything. I’ve been given orchids as gifts, and have seen them at Trader Joe’s, picked them up because they were cheaper and nicer there, and given them to people as gifts… but, whatever, I have ended up with some – kind of fostering them for a friend…