Drifting to the right

 Have you noticed that as some people; get older they become more conservative both fiscally and socially? I had not noticed that trend among my friends until recently. We had lunch with a friend who is about 8 years older than my group. He was always right of center in some of his views, but I respected him and his work, and when we were younger, we had some spirited discussions; we listened to each other and agreed to disagree if we could not see common ground.

As I listened to our current discussions about crime, the police, drug use, minorities, homelessness and other social issues, I realized that he and my friends and I were not on the same page on some issues and not even in the same book on others. On some issues, we saw the same problems and the same solutions. It surprised me they had such different opinions. They had continued their move to the right, and I was always on the left and I think that I still stay to the left on some issues. But maybe I have moved slightly to the right so I am closer to the center on some issues we talked about.

My friend talked about a man he had known for 53 years who was an NRA member. When my friend who is, like many of us, in favour of gun licencing and registration, started a conversation, his friend of 53 years said to him in an email. “I see that you and I cannot agree on the ownership of guns and gun regulations. Do not contact me again. You are no longer my friend.”

I may disagree with the positions my friends take, but I still listen to their positions as they listen to mine. We may not always agree, but that makes life interesting.

2023 is Here

 Happy New Year!

May you have the time to share your energy, spirit and love with your loved ones as 2023 brings its magic to us.

May you have the time to share your energy, spirit and love with your loved ones as 2023 brings its magic to us.

Another year is gone, and so we age. I like what Emily Dickinson said about growing older: We turn not older with the years, but newer every day.

This is a very positive and uplifting way to think about aging! It suggests that, rather than simply getting older and losing vitality and potential, we continue learning, growing, and becoming “newer” every day. This idea can be a source of inspiration and motivation to make the most of each day and to continue learning and growing as individuals. It can also be a reminder to embrace change and to stay open to new experiences and perspectives, rather than becoming stuck in our ways. So as we face 2023, let’s look to a year filled with adventure, love, and magic.

If you can see it

 If you can see it in your mind, it's real.

All that remains is merging the present you know with the world you've imagined. And you can align circumstances, coincidences, and chance encounters by getting busy, going out into the world, and moving in the general direction of your dreams, even if only to do what your peers might do, who know not of life's magic.

But you know better. You know how life works. Do not waver in your march. No matter how humble your steps are. And as you witness one dream come true after another—first the small ones, then the big ones, then the huge ones—you'll remember why you were first drawn to the jungles of time and space, if you haven't already figured it out.

More adivce for my grandson

 You don't have to take everything so seriously.

Life isn't black and white, answers aren't always yes or no, and absolutely nothing has to happen today.

Act when you're ready, be led by your feelings. And the next time someone wants to fit you into a box, just tell 'em that your jeans are in the wash, your angels are at the mall, god is on the other line and you are on hold with the devil.