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Maybe it was 1985 when I was divorced from my first wife. The marriage lasted less than a year so many memories have faded. Somehow a glass jar of seashells survived and has provided no more than the important reminder of the eternal beauty of nature. At first, it was fairly easy to divide our… Continue reading You Can Keep the Seashells
After we have been securely strapped in the seat of a roller coaster we slowly emerge from a dark tunnel. The golden rays from the sun briefly blind us until our eyes get adjusted to our surroundings. This is our birth. The coaster creeks slowly up an arduous hill. Not knowing our fate, our… Continue reading The Roller Coaster
There is a poignant article from The Atlantic entitled, “The Cruelty is the Point- President Trump and his supporters find community by rejoicing in the suffering of those they hate and fear.” https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/10/the-cruelty-is-the-point/572104/. 10/3/2018. Adam Serwer. The Atlantic. I felt moved to express how this writing gave me a new awareness of what defines us… Continue reading Slaying the Demon
A friend asked if I was a cup-half-full or a cup-half-empty guy. I quickly answered that my cup was neither because it was always gushing over its brim. Then I realized that if most people’s excitement level never varies between zero to three out of ten, mine usually hovers constantly around twelve. Using the… Continue reading Sharing the Same Experience- Part Four
I have proof that if you intensely hold a thought in your head for a long period of time it will become true. In 1993, shortly after I opened Gallery of Diamonds jewelers which now resides in Santa Ana, CA, I began a writing contest for school kids. Since I was adopted as a child… Continue reading The Power of Intention
As a young teen raised in the Christian religion, I asked my mother deep questions in my understanding of life. I remember asking her if one should forgive a person who does not ask for forgiveness. Her response was quick, and replied that Jesus instructed us to forgive others not seven times, but seventy times… Continue reading Should you forgive those who do not ask for forgiveness?
I was adopted as a child in Indiana. No information about my origins was given to my adoptive parents. I was baptized into the Christian religion. I was given a Bible as the source for my moral instruction. I was taught about heaven and hell, good and bad, and the power of prayer and forgiveness.… Continue reading Just call me Diamond Mike
The hardened criminal may say he was never loved. But is more love the solution? Can we create more love? Is there only so much love out there? Or is love a finite element like hydrogen and oxygen? While a torrential downpour floods one country, another country may be cheated from a single drop of… Continue reading The Importance of Knowing
Henrietta Lukemeyer was an elderly lady who lived down the hill from my childhood home in Indiana. She rarely stopped by to say hello to my mom, but when she did I remember her positive energy and politeness. She always wore a smile and smelled like fresh flowers. Sometimes she sold Avon products door to… Continue reading Henrietta Lukemeyer
We invent a vehicle that can transport us back and forth to work and for family vacations. Then we use it to plow through a crowd of bystanders. We invent a flying machine that can soar above the clouds as we travel to faraway lands. Then we use it to destroy skyscrapers. We learn how… Continue reading Technology and Mankind
It is striking how the nation is so starkly divided on whether or not they support our President. As a non-supporter, I feel I have been scolded for being a sore loser in the election. A non-supporter does not necessarily dream if the other candidate had won. More than the desire of one candidate or… Continue reading Take a stand. Raise your voice. Make positive change.
This is not a trick question, but a sincere concern. In a college Humanities class of 1977, I remember a discussion on how humans could digress into apathetic invalids. We sometimes simply don’t care about anything or anybody. I have previously written about one of my teenager experiences where I refused to help an elderly… Continue reading To a degree, are we all sociopaths?
You are the master of your destiny. Make your bed. Have confidence in your abilities. Shake off your anxiety. Take the first step. Get freshened up. The world needs you today.
I always try to look at the bright side of life, realizing that everything most of us consider a tragedy is really a valuable experience that can teach us to do better. I lived with loving adoptive parents but my father had a difficult time expressing his love for me. He became an alcoholic and… Continue reading Learn From Every Experience
If we want to be happy, we must first find happiness within ourselves. Therefore, we should never look for objects around us to make us happy. We are filled with happiness only when we know someone loves us.