We do live in interesting times, don’t we? After suffering through a lengthy, destructive and contentious election, we are all left reeling, wondering what’s next. The political rhetoric has divided and damaged us as a nation and as people. And… Read More ›
Religion & Spirituality
Charlie Chaplin’s Love Yourself Manifesto
Created from Charlie Chaplin’s poem “As I Began to Love Myself”, this Artwork shares some beautiful wisdom from his inspired life. As I Began to Love Myself (attributed to) Charlie Chaplin on his 70th birthday As I began to love… Read More ›
How we got here: PTSD and that “marijuana magic”
Wednesday is a big day for medical marijuana in Colorado. The Board of Health will be holding a public hearing about adding Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) to the list of qualifying conditions for medical marijuana. The hearing is scheduled for… Read More ›
Have a Cool Yule!
Have a Cool Yule! This has always been my favorite holiday greeting. It seems friendly and fun, connecting past to present. My oldest brother, Mike, would be 66 tomorrow, the day after Christmas. One year, when I was a kid,… Read More ›
Thank you for joining me on the journey
I want to take a moment to thank everyone who has come into my life and led me to this amazing place. Every day is an amazing blessing. Someone once described life like riding a bus. Some folks ride on the… Read More ›
Love your enemy
I’ve often thought about the saying “Love your neighbor as yourself.” It puzzled me back in childhood and still does today. I don’t think we love ourselves very much. I’m not talking about selfishness, arrogance or narcissism, which seem to be… Read More ›
My Beloved
You never know what you’ll find when you google yourself. I just found a poem I wrote years ago for my soulmate, now husband, published on someone else’s blog. They did give me credit, otherwise I never would have known…. Read More ›
Could Cannabis Really Be an ‘Exit Drug’?
By Laurel Dewey, reblogged from Ladybud.com When Joe hit rock bottom, he knew it. At age sixty, he’d been drinking since he was sixteen and his liver was a mess. Every time he tried to quit in the past, he failed…. Read More ›
Wishing you friendship and love
To be capable of steady friendship or lasting love, are the two greatest proofs, not only of goodness of heart, but of strength of mind. – William Hazlitt *Extra gratitude and love for my friend Lynda who created this… Read More ›
Marijuana: A Theology
by Rev. Dr. Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite Recreational marijuana became legal in the State of Colorado on the first day of 2014 for those 21 and older. Other states, like Washington, are preparing to do the same. Is this just a further… Read More ›