I love that part of the country, and you're absolutely correct when you compare it to the UK. There were a lot of English and Irish who settled in that Ohio, Kentucky, and West Virginia region (my paternal

It does change the way you see people, doesn't it? It becomes a lonely world very quickly once you're fully awake in that sense. You begin to realize how many people are unable or unwilling to see the

It sounds like you had a great childhood! What a different world it is now. Your post reminded me of some of the games we'd play as small children--hide & seek, tag, four square. Sometimes we'd even

What a wonderful trip down memory lane! We had so much freedom back then. I'd be gone for 4-5 hours at a time without my parents knowing where I was. Adventure and our imaginations was all we needed to

I was nodding my head the entire way through this post. You brought up a few things that I forgot to mention in my own post. I feel embarrassed that I fell for the lies about the vaccines. Some of the

I'll never forget the first time I landed in Heathrow. I got, maybe, an hour's worth of sleep and then had to schlep our luggage from where we were dropped off in Covent Garden to our Airbnb and up flights

What a great memory! It reminded me of so many road trips we took as children. It didn't take much to keep us happy back then, everything was an adventure and a new experience. I also slept in the top

Reading this brought me right back to the excitement of the adventure of going somewhere new! It seems like it's been forever for me. I wish I was one of those people who could sleep on planes. I have

I don't think I trust any mainstream media outlets anymore. I used to love NPR but I can't stand to listen more than a few minutes now. Sometimes I question if it's me who's changed or them? I just don't

I completely agree. Skepticism sharpens our ability to think critically, while cynicism dulls it with reflexive distrust. The "info-demic" of misinformation thrives precisely because people have

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!