I hope you read my previous post about My Labor Day Reflection. It’s been an interesting holiday. As North Carolinian songsmith James Taylor wrote, “I’ve seen fire and I’ve seen rain. I’ve seen sunny days that I thought would never end. I’ve seen lonely times where I could not find a friend.” (Except that last … More My Extended Labor Day 2025: One of the Best Ever?
How was your May Day? Mine was busy but powerful. Here are a few highlights of the day… I did the meditation from yesterday’s post so I would be centered in May Day or Beltane energy (click here for that post). I had a business call at 1:00 that I took outside, basking in the … More May Day 2025: Meditation, Manifestation, and Miracle
Last night I had a very special opportunity to celebrate the Islamic spiritual practice of Ramadan, even though I am not Muslim. Ramadan is one of the most sacred traditions in Islam. It commemorates the revelation of the Qur’an through a month in which Muslims shift their focus from their material world to their spiritual … More Celebrating Ramadan with Feasting and Philoxenia at the Divan Center
A regular journaling practice is a GREAT way to increase your bliss. Don’t take it from me–just ask Oprah Winfrey, Warren Buffet, Taylor Swift, Barack Obama, Emma Watson, Timotheé Chalamet, Serena Williams, and dozens of other top-performing celebrities in many fields who credit journaling for supporting their success. If you would like to put the … More Join Me for a Journaling Workshop this Sunday
For those of you who are within driving distance of the Triangle NC area, BlissFullU will be participating in a Holiday Bazaar this Sunday ,November 12, from 12-4 PM at the Four Points by Sheraton RDU Hotel at 1200 Claren Circle, Morrisville NC 27560. I will be there selling and autographing the first book published … More See You at the TCSL Bazaar in Morrisville NC this Sunday, November 12
It was quite a busy and emotional weekend for me, as it probably was for many others. On one hand, it was a weekend of endings. For many/most/all? of the public North Carolina college, this was graduation weekend. Many of my son’s childhood friends, who are the children of my friends and usually my former … More A Weekend of Endings and Beginnings
Happy 2021! Yesterday, besides my New Year’s Day traditions of doing a visioning session with my spiritual center and making a meal of black eyed peas (chili), greens, and cornbread (cookies), I was really into re-reading the book and working on lesson plans for the literature class that I start teaching again next Tuesday. So … More The 12-ish Gifts of 2020: Faith Communities
In retrospect, I should have expected that 2020 might not be the healthiest year since when the bells were ringing in the New Year, I heard them from inside the ambulance that was going to bring me to the Emergency Room. I had made the mistake of eating a cookie that I didn’t realize contained … More The 12-ish Gifts of 2020, New Year’s Eve Edition: Fiction, Faith, Food, and HAMILTON
Three students who grew up homeschooling together (along with my son) started playing music together a few years ago. Even though they are all attending college, they have continued playing together on holidays in a band they named The Offbeats. They specialize in playing family-friendly classic rock. While this is mostly just a hobby and … More Free, Family Friendly, Live Streaming Concert to Benefit Pay-what-you-can Cafe
I Hear America SingingWalt Whitman I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear,Those of mechanics, each one singing his as it should be blithe and strong,The carpenter singing his as he measures his plank or beam,The mason singing his as he makes ready for work, or leaves off work,The boatman singing what belongs to … More A Happy 4th of July–Really!
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