The 9/11 attacks had such a profound impact on many lives, it seems a little trite to discuss in on a personal level. However, the sheer size of the ripple effect this event had on people's lives is hard not to reflect upon. Ours was hugely impacted despite not being directly involved.
Without trying to be too philosophical, I can't help but reflect on how much Americans value being treated equally. At least that seems to be the goal from the beginning: We hold these truths to be self-evident...
I have a Smart car. Yup, those goofy micro-cars that have hit the US market. I've been really happy with it and have loved driving it since getting it. I'm even happier with it given the accident that I had... Read More
Some expressions take me back, like "Hair of Gold" and "Sweet Mary" and "Running to Me". The sweet sweet songs that cloud your eyes - nostalgia supplies.
Have you ever played Cat's Cradle? (No, not the song by Harry Chapin - that's actually Cats in the Cradle.) Cat's Cradle is the game played between two people with a long string tied in a large circle.
... actually it was the teachings I've read, experienced and choose to believe which were being shared at that moment. Originally, this teaching came to me from a wide variety of sources. Various religious beliefs teach it. Common sense dictates it. Even spirit-starved science offers clues to it.
It all seems out of whack: our perception of time. Sometimes time drags and sometimes it leaps. Mostly, in our culture there is never enough. Yet in our cells, there is a definite clock that clicks and ultimately decides it all: "our time."
I joined the 
Without trying to be too philosophical, I can't help but reflect on how much Americans value being treated equally. At least that seems to be the goal from the beginning: We hold these truths to be self-evident...
I have a Smart car. Yup, those goofy micro-cars that have hit the US market. I've been really happy with it and have loved driving it since getting it. I'm even happier with it given the accident that I had... 
Some expressions take me back, like "Hair of Gold" and "Sweet Mary" and "Running to Me". The sweet sweet songs that cloud your eyes - nostalgia supplies.
Have you ever played Cat's Cradle? (No, not the song by Harry Chapin - that's actually Cats in the Cradle.) Cat's Cradle is the game played between two people with a long string tied in a large circle.
It all seems out of whack: our perception of time. Sometimes time drags and sometimes it leaps. Mostly, in our culture there is never enough. Yet in our cells, there is a definite clock that clicks and ultimately decides it all: "our time."
