Everyone usually talks about the path they took but I can’t do that because I wasn’t aware that there was a path I’d be walking. In those days, you grew up in your parent’s house and you remained there until you got married or someone offered you some kind of employment in a different city or state that didn’t require an education. It’s important to note that I said employment that didn’t require an education because in those days, women …
So many times in a person’s life, we think if we had it to do over again, we would have done it differently. But, would we have? Dr. Heideggar’s Experiment, a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne, explores the premise that, given the opportunity to roll back the years and become better humans, we would not do so. As we were in our youth, we would revert to type and repeat our mistakes, not having learned a single thing. Dr. Heideggar …
Have you ever wondered what your life would be like if you had made different choices? There isn’t a day that goes by that we aren’t making choices of one kind or another. What should I wear today, the blue or the grey? Do I have time to eat breakfast? Should I apply for another job or keep the one that I have even though I’m not happy there? Which doctor, dentist, lawyer, accountant should I use? Buy? Sell? Stay? …
I’m not usually given to looking for signs from the universe to guide me in my daily decisions but, for a very brief period of time, that’s exactly what I did. It all began, many years ago, when I went to a Chinese restaurant with a couple of friends. We were having a lovely evening and eating our way to Nirvana when the waitress came over and gave us our Fortune cookies. I usually smile when I read the superficial …
There comes a turning point in the lives of most people when they either relinquish their dreams or decide to pursue them. For some, it’s something specific that makes you sit back and take notice that you want more in life and you don’t feel as though you will ever have it unless you do something different. For others, it’s the decision to stay where they are and exercise different options. Most young people don’t have specific dreams; they haven’t …