This story, One Monsoon- From a continent away a young Peace Corps worker senses that all is not well back home, appeared in the Fall 2017 edition of Utne Reader. This story is told by Don Messerschmidt. It is his story from his 1964 days as a Peace Corp...
Articles with the Tag intuition
Let Your Mind Paint A Picture- What Is Her Story?
I wish that I knew this woman. I don’t. I know nothing about her except that I was intrigued by this mystery lady. So I did what most of us do. I made up some stories in my head. I assumed that this person is a woman by her...
It Is That TIme of Year Again- Keeping You and Your Pets Safe- Smart Decision-Making
The upcoming Christmas season is considered one of the most stressful holidays of the year. Celebrations, travel, guests, work, neighborhood , friend and family gatherings, shopping, traffic, food concerns, all of which can spell stress. It is considered one of the most stressful holidays of the year. This may...
It is that time of year again- Ghosts Anyone!
Halloween will soon be here as if you didn’t know! The signs are everywhere, homes, apartments, stores, and signs. According to one estimate sales are expected to top $9.1 billion dollars. According to one study-45% are believers Aside from the commercial aspect, people seem to embrace ghosts and spirits...
Intuition About Changing Heater Filter?
Did the heater send out a vibe to someone in the house saying ” I need a new filter. Please change the old one. What made her say “Please change the filter?” She hadn’t been downstairs to check the filter. Was it a guess. Was it “It is getting...
Look Who Showed Up At The Bank!!
We didn’t exchange one word. We didn’t have to . It wasn’t necessary. Look at those eyes!
Street Smarts More Than Survival
A statistic caught my attention. Could the following be a fact? Every month 13,000 people in Los Angeles become homeless. An estimated 59,000 are homeless in Los Angeles. I really couldn’t believe it, so I had to ask somebody who might know. That someone is a long time...
The Day That The Blueberry Pancake Was Born!
I hadn’t planned on making pancakes that morning which is not surprising. I don’t make them often, because of the carbohydrates, and the there are lots of them. This means that there will be uninvited sugar from the carbs. It can’t be helped. Pretending and Piece of Mind However,...
I couldn’t stop talking about Kava
It was early morning last Wednesday. The clock had not yet reached 8 a.m. but was fast approaching that hour. I walked into the kitchen to start my morning ritual that started with drinking a cup of warm water with a splash of apple cider vinegar. This was soon...
A Dose of cuteness. Four Legged one lifts spirits. Few can resist smiling! How about you?
We met a few days ago, last Saturday mid morning to be exact. It wasn’t a place that one might expect to meet a four-legged friend. It was on someone’s front lawn . The Labrador German Sheppard mix lying on the grass next to a woman who was...