Varnishing Point


Varnish suggests a hard protective coat. You would think you could apply it to other classic idioms or phrases. Some come close.

“Civilization is but a thin varnish stretched across the passions of the human heart.”

“He’s sensitive to criticisms. He seems to have a very thin varnish.”

“A veil of varnish passed over her eyes.”

“Come out, damned varnish!”



Forgive Yourself

I have been striving to be more self-compassionate. Have a ways to go.

Discovering Your Happiness

Hello loves, ❤

Forgive yourself for the times you wanted someone more than they wanted you.

Forgive yourself for the times you settled for a treatment you didn’t deserve because you didn’t want to lose someone you cared about and you wanted to be the bigger person.

Forgive yourself for the times you went after someone people told you to stay away from because they didn’t understand your heart and they didn’t understand you.

Forgive yourself for the times you broke your own heart by loving people who were wrong for you. Forgive yourself for believing there was more to them and for putting them on a pedestal they didn’t deserve.

Forgive yourself for the times you thought you could fix someone or try to change someone by loving them and giving more than you’re receiving.

Because you’re right. Love changes people but so does heartbreak and love doesn’t come…

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Untethered Mind 2


So the real journey probably began when I turned 35. Not a significant birthday, but I remember starting to read about a whole series of ideas looking for answers. I didn’t even know the right questions.

Sort of a C. W. Lewis approach. If you don’t know the question, then any answer will do.

I remember distinctly when the right question finally appeared. Joseph Campbell discussed the question in this Power of Myth series with Bill Moyer. The way Campbell phrased the question left a tattoo like print in my memory. Campbell said that we should not be asking about the meaning of life, but rather what does it mean to be truly alive.

Having a nice answer to that question right up front, would be somewhat anti-climactic. So, at the end of this story, as long as I remember to include it since it will several months before I work my way to the end, there will be a map. Follow the map to a man. This man will give you a key. Not a real key since who knows how many people will come along, so really it will just be more information. The information shall be key in sourcing some facts, leading to knowledge, and eventually wisdom.

This really means that no one has a hot clue on what the answers might be. So no, there is no map at the end of this story. Sorry if you flipped to the end to see. Good to see you back however.

So I wrote this to give some insights to things that surround us. Some of these things you may not care about at all, like free trade. But trust me, these things care about you. And they watch.

Many things impact how we think and ultimately what we do. I include essays on issues that occupy my mind and ultimately some of my behavior.

I enjoy writing of all types. I adhere to the concept that you must guide the reader as much as possible. If they stop and think, WTF, then you have made their work harder. But be prepared. Sometimes the logic process appears to drop out the bottom. Sometimes we may have to leap across small bottomless crevices. Sometimes I may tell you to run as fast as you can and don’t look back. During those times I am just kidding. This is just a story. What could possibly happen?