Happiness

What is there to be happy about? The news is terrible. Death, despair, tragedy, hurt and loss. What is there to be happy about it. Let me say, you can have personal happiness and optimism, and recognize that the world is a difficult place and there is much to make one anxious. And yet, let…

Generations

I think if we were honest, in our younger days, the stories of our grandparents, maybe even our parents about the “olden days” don’t really seem relevant to us. It seems too far away, too distant and we think mostly if not exclusively about the future. 10 year olds think about being 12, and 20…

Have you had enough?

My first job, full-time, was in 1975. That’s 50 years ago. Wow! Since then I’ve been employed most of that time. Selling shoes, selling film and cameras, provincial government employee, Salvation Army officer, to name some of them. Now working in retirement, I have been, for the most part, happy in what I do. But…