Mirror To The Universe —Community Spirituality By Rob Mohr “Alone, we can do little – Together we can do so much.”—Helen Keller As early as 100,000 years before the common era, Paleolithic and Neolithic hominid communities lived in both the spiritual and physical worlds. Their dominant art and architecture were the stage and […]
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BEYOND THE FOREST GATE A Day in the Rainy Spring Woods With a Guy and his Dog Dr. Lorin Swinehart It was the first week of May, one of the most beautiful times of year in my part of north central Ohio, that narrow window of time during which the woods are brightened by
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Saving The Wild Orchids By Janice Kimball Lavender orchids blooming on trees high in the mountains above Lake Chapala. Toward the end of a miserable winter, orchids bloomed in the conservatory on Belle Isle in Detroit. The director who introduced the rainbow of blooming orchids inside explained that these were cultivated orchids. I remember
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House Keeping It’s March. I don’t know where they’ve been or how they always find their way back “home” but here they are again the third year in a row. The swallows have returned to our pequeña casa to reconstruct their nest and lay their eggs in the protected vestibule, a perfect place to
Never Fall for a Hero By Sue Schools Never, Never, Never fall in love with a hero. Yes, of course, he may be strong, handsome, and virulent. Maybe he’s tall and well-spoken with degrees and/or medals. He might have polished manners or is tough like a stevedore, not one to be pushed around. He may
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A Perfect Match By Margie Keane Joe lay on his board and was rocked gently by the blue satin sheet of ocean. He was hoping for one more ride before leaving Bali. The surfing here was awesome. Uluwatu and Padang Padang were always bitchin’ even with the crowds. Thanks to some of the locals and a
LAKESIDE LIVING Carol D. Bradley Email: cdbradleymex@gmail.comPhone: 33-2506-7525 September 2020 “The most regretful people on earth are those who felt the call to creative work, who felt their own creative power restive and uprising, and gave to it neither power nor time.” —Mary Oliver Our creative endeavors have been curtailed for this time of COVID-19.
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THE FUN SIDE OF THE WALL: Baby Boomer Retirement in Mexico Author: Travis Scott Luther A book review by Blue A search on Amazon reveals 111 books for “Retire in Mexico.” One of the most recent books, published in December 2019, takes a unique approach to the subject. Rather than a how-to book on retiring
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Acts Of Kindness By Karl Homann As many of you know, despite the dire warnings against any type of travelling during the COVID-19 pandemic, I defied the odds and traveled from Mexico to Kyiv, Ukraine, where I spent a month taking an intensive course in the Russian language. I flew with Lufthansa both
Word Salad By Sally Asante I recently contacted Richard Lederer, linguist, grammarian, author of more than 50 books, and humorist extraordinaire, and told him that my friends at Lakeside were a bit down in the dumps these days. Asked if he could offer any uplifting words, he promptly sent me the following essay. Enjoy.
