Writing for learning Category

What’s So Mysterious About Sedona, AZ?

On a recent trip to Sedona, Arizona, the one word that kept creeping up in my mind was “mystical.”

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Are You Living Your Life The Best Possible Way?

How can I tell if I’m living my life the best way I can? That question pop in my mind all of a sudden. Actually, I was talking with someone who asked me what I do now that I’m retired. I started thinking about all of the answers I have given before: “I do some part-time work,” “I fix-up my old house,” “I blog,” and sometimes, I give the smart-alec answer of, “I do whatever I want.” But, is this living my life the best possible way? I think my answers don’t necessarily reflect someone who appears to be living a life the best way he can

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Good Grief, What Are The “Good Old Days?”

“Good grief, Charlie Brown!” What are the good old days? I start this off with a famous quote attributed to Charles Schulz and his writing in the well-known Peanuts comic strip. The Peanuts comic strip ran from 1950 to 2000. During that time span, I undoubtedly experienced some of my “good old days!” :-)

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If Not For “When,” What Would I Be Now?

Many years ago I wrote a poem about my parents, entitled: “When,” It was written five years after my last living-parent, my mother, had died.

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Why Focus On Yourself?

A discussion about self-esteem and the need to focus on yourself.

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Is It Rude To Be Nude?

A discussion about nudity and whether or not it’s rude!

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Do You Think In A Fuzzy Manner?

A discussion of the value of fuzzy logic.

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Is Self-Empathy An Oxymoron?

A discussion about self-empathy and it value as a desirable intellectual trait.

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How Can I CREATE (A Solution To A Problem)?

A discussion about the creative process and how to learn how to do it.

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Why Are We (Americans) Afraid?

A discussion about a poster declaring that Uncle Sam wants you to stop being afraid.

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