
You Cannot Live Without Imagination
This Sunday Morning's Conscious Conversation Imagination "How you simply cannot live without it." A quote from the Dean of Harvard University's Graduate School of Education, James Ryan's New York Times Bestseller, Wait, What?, is a reminder that true wisdom comes from asking the right questions. ..."kids are born curious but they become less curious over time". Could this curious conundrum expose that kids' curiosities out picture organic visions only to be tempered for the s

Throwback Life - Bathing Suit Underwear
When I was about 8 years old my dad made me join a swimming team. “You need to learn how to swim”, he declared. I guess he was tired of me whining at the pool about not wanting to put my head under water. That plus I swam like a rock and that just wasn’t acceptable. Through my kicking and screaming that I didn’t want to join the team, dad insisted and both my sister and I found ourselves in the pool every day after school and on weekends practicing. What transpired was amazi

Throwback Life, Wrong Date
I’m a home body. I know that may seem a little out of character especially when I’m with friends. I can be ‘the life of the table’ with all my stories. I never thought I had any stories to tell, however, my friends’ encouragements over the years have convinced me otherwise. I do have some doozies and I’ll try to be brief when telling…so, here goes. Wrong Date Sally…that’s me Like I say, I’m really a stay at home with my fav – my hubby of 30+ years. I’m not all that great in c

Chocolate Cake Can Wait
When served the shear artistry laid before she felt her posture elevate. With each frosting-swirl its lacy-sculpted edge begged her fork to relish its reward. As she reached for the implement to complete her anticipation she heard a small voice whisper in her ear, 'wait'. Don't. Consider. It may be too good. It's better to hold back, delay and think about it tomorrow. What? She screamed. Are you crazy? This before me is begging for a taste. All right, I hear your voice. You h

Simple + Easy = Joy
Traveling from our Universal Truth to live a human life never pictured life = strife & struggle. Entering humans anticipated life = simple & easy. What a shock to learn otherwise. Some say that without struggle how can happiness be appreciated? Others question why can't we get rid of struggle and perpetually appreciate happiness? We can. Well, then why don't we? It's not that we do not as much as it is we do not know how. As Brandi, once stuck and now enjoying a fluid life, e