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The Scent of Love

Good day Beloved, wow, another week gone by already. Recently the 6 month mark of my Dolly’s passing happened. I don’t even know how I am supposed to feel. I was thinking about the pre-marriage counseling we went through before we made things legal in the eyes of the state. Any way, the person leadingContinue reading “The Scent of Love”

Beautiful Sadness

Beloved, how are you doing today? I have been watching the leaves change colors and fall from their trees. While my pup and I were walking the other day two words traipsed through my head, beautiful sadness. That is kinda what I think of the fall season. The colors are wonderful but the sadness isContinue reading “Beautiful Sadness”

Belonging

Good Day Beloved, Well, another week gone. What have you been pondering? I have been thinking about belonging. We all “belong” to different groups that we have no control over. We don’t choose the family we are born or adopted into, the race or class or religion. As we age we begin to make choices.Continue reading “Belonging”

Days Gone By

Good Day Beloved, Well, back to work I go. My medical leave has come to an end. I went and looked back at the first go around of this blog. Some of my words still ring pretty true. That’s good, right. I did come to the conclusion that I am way too good at compartmentalizingContinue reading “Days Gone By”

What? Where?

Hello Beloved, You ever make a choice in the heat of the moment so to speak and then later think, “What did I do?” If you are human and honest the answer is yes. Sometimes we just need to walk through the consequences and every once in a while we get a do-over. With myContinue reading “What? Where?”

Times Are Changing

Hello Beloved, Funny how life has a way of circling around. I know this is a lot of repeat from the last post “Prodigal” but it is my “process” to get on with life. Seems like a few different lifetimes have happened since I was last active for real on this silly little blog ofContinue reading “Times Are Changing”

Prodigal

Good day Beloved. It has been a lifetime since I put my thoughts down in print. All the happenings both near and far are disturbing, stressful, and most likely life changing. My wife died recently. She is the reason I am trying to restart this blog. She always wanted me to write again. When IContinue reading “Prodigal”