GAIL'S BLOG

Growing Trend–Death Cafes in Your Neighborhood

I am so weary of the political crazies.  I am looking forward to Thanksgiving when the theater of the absurd finally draws

the curtain.  I know this is all part of the challenging transits being visited upon the world but sometimes I just want to go fishing, gaze at the stars and imagine I smell the beautiful pine woods.  No cell phone connections, no traffic and the only sounds are wind, rain (remember I live in a drought area) and maybe a howling of some animal.  I can read as many real paper books as I want and I can sleep the sleep of the contented.  The air is clear, crisp and devoid of pollutants.

However, back on planet stress, I am avoiding some of the headlines now as the 24 hour news machines are filled with poll numbers that change by the minute.  It’s insane and, if …

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Death Rides On Your Shoulder

I receive many emails and comments about my blog.  With the political conditions and the polarization going on in

America, actually the world, we seem to forget our humanity and our own fragility.  The anger and nastiness gets the headlines as does the negative news.  “Dirty laundry” sells.  People read hidden messages in neutral messages.  People need to be right.  There is a righteous indignation movement.  Those who feel powerless exercise bizarre psuedo forms of power.  It’s all enough to send you to the couch with smelling salts.  The old days are never coming back nor is my smooth skin of my youth.  Time has moved on, people have moved on and time waits for nobody.  We either change or be changed.  Right now many people hate the idea of change.  Time will not wait for them.  They will be waved to at the rear window of the bus.  …

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