Tag Archives: Wisdom

Happiness

Posted on April 15, 2011 by freda

After yesterday’s rant about banks and credit card companies, how about thinking instead about happiness? There is a new initiative encouraging people to look positively at life. Their premiss is that money and things do not necessarily make us happy. … Continue reading →

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How many ways do I blog thee?

Posted on January 10, 2011 by freda

Friko, over at Friko’s Musings, has written about possible problems that we bloggers face in connection with family, friends, confidentiality and suitability of topics. It set me a-wondering what is in my mind when I write a post. If I … Continue reading →

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Losses and gains

Posted on May 28, 2010 by freda

Unfortunately I have been unable to drive for the last six months because of health problems. However, the day has at last arrived (along with the Certificate of Insurance to prove it,) when I can get behind the wheel again. … Continue reading →

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Wisdom

Posted on July 8, 2009 by freda

Muriel Rukeyser wrote that “the universe is made of stories not atoms.” I have been reading about wisdom being a gift passed on by elders through telling stories. I never really understood that until I started to get older. At … Continue reading →

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Elder Wisdom

Posted on June 3, 2009 by freda

This is one of those gems that May Sarton comes up with. …… I have come to see that the past is always changing, is never static, never “placed” forever like a book on a shelf. As we grow and … Continue reading →

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A Jewish parable

Posted on June 22, 2008 by freda

Wisdom indeed – A young woman once said to an old woman, “What is life’s heaviest burden?” The old woman answered, “to have nothing to carry.”

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