I have a friend who purchased an RV upon retiring and she has been living on the road ever since. I know firsthand just how tranquil her life must now be. It’s rather wonderful to wake up in the morning to a woodland scene or where the vista is a lake or a mountain or both. The pace is as slow as you want it to be and there are so many breathtaking places to see. It is a luxury that I would wish for everyone at some point in their lives. Enjoying such a lifestyle is incredibly rewarding. Through our travels I have learned what a remarkable country we have.
It would be easy to become negative in the face of all of the dire predictions from our politicians. Out on the road it becomes apparent that ultimately we are going to be just fine. Our resources both natural and human are abundant. Sure we have temporary difficulties here and there but for the most part life is good for Americans. We just have to be certain that we care for the wondrous treasures that we have. Continue reading “Timeless Wonders”
It may not officially be spring but it certainly feels like it. This is a time for cleaning out the cobwebs in the house, mulching and planting in the yard, and just generally making some positive changes. Mike and I have been working on a more healthful lifestyle and the results have been rather dramatic. Now I want to extend my resolutions of change to other areas of my life as well. For some time now the readership of my blog has been rapidly deteriorating. I suspect that after writing five essays a week for four years I am becoming a bit stale. After all, how fresh can my memories and ideas be considering that I have composed over eight hundred columns during that time? 
It’s spring break time and what could be more wonderful than that? I had firmly decided that we all need a vacation from politics and the craziness that seems to be defining this election cycle. I had set aside my concerns about the outcome of the political primaries and began to understand the wisdom of the old saying, “Que sera sera.” I’ve certainly seen enough in my lifetime to realize that the good, the bad and the ugly tend to come and go with the wind. I settled into a determination to just have a good time in this beautiful Easter season and celebrated my victory over my own indignation by watching a James Bond movie on Friday realizing that escape is often quite therapeutic. 
It seems that periodically we humans as a group devolve just a bit. We temporarily lose our integrity, good manners and compassion. Those tend to be very dangerous times when we become angry and suspicious of anyone not like ourselves. We fall for arguments that blame our woes on certain groups. Somehow we aren’t as nice to one another as we ought to be. 
