smiles | smiles
Apr.27.2013
When did you last smile? The question started us going. I belong to a bunch of friends, 10 to 20, who meet monthly. We rotate the facilitation of sessions. People propose themes worthy of engagement. Our April session had the theme of Positive Psychology. The term, coined by Martin...
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Aug.24.2012
In this century of disposables, fast foods and Google, it is so easy to accept the conveniences and take it all for granted. But you know what?--the simple day-to-day courtesies can just as easily fall to the roadside. Genuine smiles and a few sincere words cost us nothing and should be passed on...
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Mar.30.2012
Single handedly we smile when we want to and feel like we need to. Collectively we smile not nearly as often as we should, considering eachother's plight. We all, at times, struggle with life, and when we struggle we so easily forget the thing... the number one thing that grounds us all. Selfish...
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Oct.17.2011
So I was a little rough on Parisian old ladies in my last post....read more
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Jul.15.2011
We shared. Smiles. Eyes creasing at corners. Flesh encased my bones. His bones reminded me of flesh. I stared wide-eyed. He stared back from hollow sockets. We shared. Smiles. The sun cast shadows on my skin. Light had no effect on his whiteness. I could play the piano between his ribs – black-...
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Aug.21.2009
A friend, gauging the state of my mind, sent me a link where it says, "Roll mouse over the letters and say cheese". The letters move around and the mouse stays stuck to a smiling face wherever you move.
Strangely, I was looking for words in those letters, making sentences with those words...
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Apr.30.2009
Crabby Old Man
Smile! People say that all the time. Here’s what I think they mean. It takes less energy to smile than to frown. Did you know that? Smiles are free. We can share them anytime, anywhere. We can toss them out like candy. As a rule, mine stays well oiled but there are...
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Apr.13.2009
This morning I got an email with a promise that watching this video would make my day, and it did. Thought I’d share.
“For a few moments they didn't have a care in the world, regardless of what may be happening in their lives,” Bo
At a German Train Station
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