It’s spring and the Long Beach, NY boardwalk reflects it. The sun on your cheek is as warm and soft as a sigh, yet the air has a new-beginnings zest. I spotted […]
Mindfulness? A Crock!
Thanksgiving at the Shore
Being thankful for me is about simple pleasures. And they are all simple. I came home from a walk with Bailey, ready for dinner. Cheryl had just finished putting beets in a […]
WhenWeAreOne
Sometimes I see metaphor in the sea’s ripples, sometimes I just see the ripples. On a recent day, once again, I was appreciating the seascape in my sand chair. I heard the […]
Got Gratitude? Take a Number!
“There was this soldier with his wife and young daughter. They were visibly upset.” I have a long history of wanting the things I do and say preserved…forever. I’ve sent one or […]
Christmas…Just for a Time
Did you ever hear anyone say, “Let’s go out and paint the town…brown”? Or doing anything “by the light of the beige moon”? I didn’t think so. We get brown news all […]
Moms who Row and Moms who Sow
“…she sowed compassion in us…a dollar at a time.” Mothers Day, to remember, to honor A journal entry: Oct. 15, 1974 a visit to the hospital’s ICU: You can only visit for […]
The Souls on the Other Side
I often stroll our shores lost in thought, as are many of you. Too lost to be present to the waves crashing, the gulls screaming, the primordial scent of life in the […]
Valentine? I don’t need no Stinking Valentine!
I don’t need no stinking Valentine! I got me! And I’m in love…with mySELF. I’m an out of the closet hedonist, I create the greatest internal pleasure for myself with […]
Selfishness, it’s not just for Christmas
Self Indulgence, every day? I’m in! One day, decades ago, I was standing on a beach with my film camera waiting patiently for what looked to be a pretty cool sunset in […]
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