It is a life long goal for every individual to be happy. Something so simple that seems so easily ascertained is typically the one thing that most people commonly fail at. What makes us happy is a question that has no specific answer. Each individual will set different goals that they feel will accomplish the happiness they deserve. Most of the goals being material possessions for example, the house on the hill, the hummer in the garage [...]
Your bedroom is one of the most important rooms of the home because it is the place where you can lie down and relax after a hard day of work. It is where you can get the restorative sleep, essential for health and personal balance. It is also a special place for romance and love with your partner. So good Feng Shui is essential for creating a safe, comfortable and romantic place to nurture you and a loving relationship. A calm yin [...]
Laurie had been away from home for a few weeks and had no idea that her mother was dying. She was aware of her Mother’s cancer but not how much damage it had caused her internally. Her grandfather and grandmother had rushed her Mother to the hospital; all the while Laurie was totally unaware. When the call came to Laurie’s Godmother Jean, she was not exactly sure how to tell a 10 year old child that her mother was dying. Jean [...]
Kelsey sat on the floor of the small camper-RV. The lights were out. A hard rain beat down on the tin roof like a symphony of pounding devils. And it was COLD. She watched her breath rise like a soft, puffy cloud. Her right hand was throbbing. Blood leaked slowly out of her black leather glove. She held it gingerly. Wincing with pain. ‘Fuck,’ she moaned softly. She reached into the side pocket of her motorcycle jacket, [...]
The persistence of the tone woke her… She wasn’t really sure of the time but she knew that it has to be night because it is still very dark. She reached for the lamp but couldn’t reach the button; she hated it when someone changed the position of the things placed by her. The tone turned her unconsciousness into fear; who could ring her up at that time? Her heart beat raced her hand to reach for the mobile. She didn’t look who it was [...]
by Michael C. Bernard When reality is like apple crumble; Beneath the pastry tastes so sweet. Fields of moons and god’s and goddesses -the blustery lamplight of the street. Shining dimly where you walk, Do not be fooled by dancing feet. Nor, magical, entreating hours go-ing- -hearts a little shy to meet…beat! See you on pages and pages more, An imprint knocking at your door, Your lighthouse illuminating me- In virtuosity, [...]
Whenever Gina and I venture into a local bar to play pool, it’s impossible for us to go unnoticed. Not that we stand out in the crowd, but we don’t exactly fit in either. We tend to dress ourselves in dark clothing. Black boots, black leather jackets, black turtleneck sweaters. Our look is more contemporary Paris, Berlin or Moscow than it is upstate New York where the fashion du jour is a pair of worn work boots, faded jeans and flannel [...]
On Mother’s Day I feel a need to reflect. There are things I’ve learned as a direct result of my walk with my son’s Autism. There are things that I think have value and ones I would not trade even if it meant I could suddenly wake up to a son who could say my name and speak out to me his love, frustrations, hopes, dreams, or even prattle on about Elmo or trains or the silly things. There are things I wish I could say to the world so that [...]
Again we must remember the spectral aspect of Autism. If we view it like a rainbow in our minds we can follow it through all the way across. We see mild at one end, and the bigger parts all edging toward the middle, all the way to the furthest extreme side. So we when speak of these extreme kids on either side they are the tiniest grouping to our numbers. The attitudes and ideas of Autism have changed over the decades. I tracked as far [...]
What do you get when you combine 8-ball with a blue collar bar full of inebriated construction workers, sexy mini-skirted bartenders, some Johnny Cash blaring from the jukebox, and a girlfriend who possesses a competitive streak that makes Lance Armstrong look like your average couch-potato? Very often you end up with a reason for not having ventured out in the first place, leaving the pool table to those big-boned, beer gutted, muscle-men [...]
