• Thoughtful thoughts

    What do you see?

    I have Had an interesting couple weeks.   In my posts called “Train Time”, I have written a couple times about the concept of joy and gratitude. This was intermingled with discussions about my sometimes obsessive habit of worrying about things, even though, most of the time, there has been very little to worry about. Then, about a year and a half ago, something came along that really had me worried. The actual source of this “Something” is irrelevant. For each of us who worry, the source of it will be different, but the results of the worry will be the same or similar. For a “Worry Wart” like I…

  • Family,  Thoughtful thoughts

    Miracle? Or Miracle!

    My mother has been waiting for a kidney for over three years now; she is on three different lists and has been doing quite well despite her condition. In order to be on a kidney donor list one must be in prime health. This meant losing weight, watching what you eat and moderate exercise. The diet is not only geared towards keeping her weight down, but it is a specific diet geared towards people with kidney disease. Suffice it to say it is one of the most boring diets I’ve ever seen. Most of the things that the rest of us take for granted as edible, my mom can’t even…