humanity
Humanity begins at home.
Buried Treasure
Reggie Somerville was somewhat of an oddity. He had always been an eccentric, but the current world he was occupying made his existence an antiquation. He had settled into island living almost twenty years before, when he and his wife, Moira had retired. (This was at a time when retirement was still possible.) It was everything they planned until it wasn’t. Moira had gone too soon, and Reggie was lost. He had tried the usual things to reacquaint himself with the society in which he now found himself. He frequented coffee shops, soon learning that sitting with a coffee and looking out at the world was a thing of the past. Now people nursed strange concoctions known as pour overs, and allowed the world to pass them by behind the glow of a screen. The island he had known was swarming with hipster aliens and he didn’t enjoy their company one bit. Instead he sought solitude outside, losing himself on hikes or kayaking expeditions. His sons had told him he was too old to be gallivanting off without letting one of them know, but what else was he supposed to do? He couldn’t stay at home, sitting across from Moira’s empty chair all day. When Reggie had fallen on one of his favourite trails, realizing all too late that he had left his phone on the nightstand he thought that perhaps his sons were right. After thirty-two hours on the side of a mountain waiting for the next hiker to pass him by it was a foregone conclusion.
By H R Honeybun6 years ago in Families
Don't judge a book by its cover
The Trail of Tears was over, but never will be forgotten. In the outskirts of a small town in Virginia what used to be all their ancestral lands lived a small band of Nottoway Native people of the Turtle Clan. Most of their people living or visiting close to Tennessee and North Carolina borders had been stolen by the soldiers and volunteers representing a power that had become insatiable in its desire for land, not caring which Native tribes that crossed their paths they were forcibly relocating any that could stand in the way of that desire. Many of the royal family, the keepers of the healing stream were forced on such a journey, but they knew one day their descendant’s hearts would bring them back home to Virginia, but they would need a path to follow. So they willed their souls to the trees and the stones along the trail as their bodies lay down to unite back with Mother Earth. A trail that still bears their name to this day, awaiting their children’s return. And if you listen closely to the wind and the shifting of the stones on that trail you will hear their story.
By Maria Hernandez6 years ago in Families
Grist to the Mill
Today was the kickoff for NCAA basketball of which I'm a huge fan. At 900 am, I was able to turn on my Roku and stream live college hoops until 830 pm, when I left to walk my dogs this evening. It was glorious. As this is the Eve of Thanksgiving, I feel obligated to note that I'm grateful to work in a shop whose owner decided to close for the whole week, giving me the opportunity to watch some of the games, while, of course, attending to family needs and Thanksgiving preparations. Although, even as I write this, I'm avoiding culinary duties.
By Caleb Baker6 years ago in Families
Unspoken
I am the last to dig through the half-filled boxes stacked along the wall of the crowded room. The familiar varnished bedroom set has yellowed and the wooden drawers groan after opening and closing thousands of times. Wake. Dress. Undress. Rest. Repeat. The hours between wake and rest were filled with responsibilities, joy, tears, love, fear, regret. This repetition defined her last sixty-six years of marriage and mothering and defined who she was to each of us; but each of our definitions were very different.
By Lori Harper6 years ago in Families
Truth In The Secret
Do we actually have the power to change our lives by simply manifesting our hopes and dreams? So many different cultures and people do believe that this is true. That if you simply focus enough on your wants and desires that they will come to you. So many books are written about this, so many Gurus’ and Life Coaches speak of it. Through meditations and practicing conscious mindfulness a person can actually manifest their lives. One of the most popular books that discuss this idea in detail is The Secret. Can a person really ask the universe for something and have it handed to them on a silver platter? This is the question so many people ask themselves? We ask this because so many of us are sceptics, you see just as there are so many believers of the concepts that are written in The Secret there are also so many other ideas in life that exist as well. Ideas such as "We cannot control our fate" or "Your destiny is already written in the stars and you are just riding the wave" These are very popular ways of thinking as well.
By Natalie-Anne6 years ago in Families
