There is a belief system that says that the total supply of material in the world is zero-based. This means that if someone has a cookie or an apple, there is one less cookie, or apple, available for anyone

My friends know this, that there is no point in trying to get me to discuss politics because I just won't do it. Not because I don't have opinions. I have a lot of opinions! And of course like everyone

Maya Angelou wrote this about what her grandmother taught her about complaining: Sister, did you hear what Brother So-and-So or Sister Much-to-Do complained about? Sister, there are people who went to

source One day a father sat on the porch and watched as his young son played in the yard. The boy had found a large rock and seemed determined to move it. The man watched as his son struggled with the

Some people want very much to be “normal”. They have looked at life and decided that the safest way to be in the world is to blend in. They read the books and see the movies that are popular, wear the

I'm the sort of woman who should never be allowed to read romance novels. Oh, sure, some women can, and they have my blessing. But for me, no. source At first there was no chance of my ever reading one.

One day, like any other day, you open your front door and instead of seeing your familiar neighborhood you see the hustle and bustle of a street in ancient Athens! You would wonder if you were dreaming,

source I like to communicate, which mostly means writing, and as a writer I have a love-hate relationship with punctuation. Well, I don't exactly hate it, it's more of a love-uncomfortable feeling

source There is a concept I learned from Eastern religion known as “darshan”. It means the learning that can take place by simply being in the presence of an enlightened teacher. The teacher may speak

Here are my entries to this week's Pay It Forward Contest - This week I chose two entries from bloggers who made me laugh. @askanything (45) This is a weekly feature (contest) and what made me laugh were

source Money is more than coins, paper, a bank account or even cryptocurrencies. Money is an idea, an energy, a symbol that can represent many things - and one of these things is freedom! So many of us

When I finally moved into my very own apartment I was so happy! No parents to tell me what to do, no roommates to bother with; I am in my own place with my own rules! I am an independent adult now, ready

In the days when children weren’t supposed to know where babies came from they were told charming but unlikely tales - that the stork brought them, or that they were found in the cabbage patch. Storks

It's good to be a giving person, right? We learn to share our toys, not to be selfish; to help when we can, as much as we can. And I believe that. Selfish people are wrapped up in themselves, which makes

Yesterday was my 60-day anniversary here on Steemit, today is the Summer Solstice and I'm feeling in a celebratory mood! I have been thinking about offering some simple Tarot readings, but didn't because

Here are my entries to this week's Pay It Forward Contest This week I am entering two Steemians who care about our health – and still understand we all need cookies! @jhoaguz gives us three gluten-free

This is my entry for the Get to Know Your Nature Contest by @phoenixwren A challenging contest! (All photos were taken by me.) #1 White flowers White Sage blossoms #2 Black rocks Black rocks I carved with

I don't know if you know the story of The Little Red Hen? I think it is worth retelling. The little red hen found some wheat seeds and asked if her friends would help her plant them. (In the traditional

source If we are paying attention, we are constantly receiving information from the level of our subconscious or intuition. Actually, we are receiving this information whether we are paying attention or

I think humans are naturally attracted to drama. The news media knows this and profits from it. The more frightening the news the better their ratings. Stories on social media use dramatic headlines to