Cynicism is so easy to slip into, even more so as you get older! I've found my tolerance for BS has diminished by huge amount these last five years. Thanks! What the media really is conducting is idealogical

Thank you! You're a wise man. At this point I don't take anything I read or see in the media at face-value, rather I ask myself what is their motivation for spinning it this way? A whole different reality

Those are such valuable traits to teach the younger generations Nancy and I'm glad you're doing that important work! I wish we had more teachers like that in America. Just to get into the habit of pausing

Cynicism not only locks us in an isolated and destructive cycle, it saps our true power which is connection, cooperation and constructive action. Well said! The key to breaking free from cynicism is refusing

I'm glad to hear it helped! It sure does make a difference for me..I had it on today as I was writing my last post!

OMG! That will be a huge surprise to whoever finds it..hopefully someone does. I used to have a reoccurring dream about finding gold coins. That dream has never come true--at least in a literal sense.

You're right, millions of dollars have been spent to determine the best ways to keep us distracted and sway us--and it works! There's no shortage of ways to be brainwashed and lulled to sleep these days

Nothing sets the world right quite like a nice hot bath!

I believe it was the film maker--quite unexpected! It's so difficult not to be at least a little cynical these days with how the media outlets spin everything to serve their individual narrative. Thank

I'm very glad you were able to travel to a peaceful place and breathe the salt air! That will be just the reset you need. I'm sure you slept well after that long travel day. Enjoy your time in Spain!

It was the most exciting time of my life! Thank you, Lizelle. I wish you an amazing weekend!

It was out of character for me to take that leap of faith because, before that, I always chose the safe path as well. I think I just believed in that project so much that I thought it couldn't fail. It

The 1970's and 1980's were so different. We were right on the cusp of such huge change and we didn't even realize it. Thank you and I appreciate you taking part in this year-long project!

Thank you Lizelle! It was fun recalling those old memories!

Thank you! I'm considering possibly starting a community to allow people to post their memories. I'm trying to think of how I could make it self-sustaining to a certain degree because I wouldn't have the

We got so much exercise!

Sometimes I wish I could go back for a day, or even an hour.

It was! A lot of our summer days were like this. Just, pure, unstructured exploration and play. Columbus was a much safer city back then. I was always curious about what it was like to grow up on the country.

Thank you Nancy! I appreciate that. Yes, next week will be a solid year! I wouldn't taken the beach over the bike any day. : ) I agree, we were one of the luckiest generations I can think of when you consider

I'm sure that's been difficult! I hope you can see them very soon! I wish you a wonderful week my friend. Thanks for participating.