Channels of wisdom and folly…born anew each day
New channels of wisdom are born anew each day…as are new channels of folly.
The trick is choosing between the two.
–Janet Grace Riehl
Similar Posts
Free Stuff
Dear Riehlife Villagers, I have two giveaways for you. No contest. No strings. Just use the contact form. Be ready with a stamped self-addressed envelope and I’ll pop these in the mail for you. GOLD FOIL BOOK STICKERS I have lots of these, so ask for as many as you like. Award Winning Author Put…
“Mindfulness saves hassle”: Key thought for locked keys
Video Credit: Drake, on October 14, 2008, put Carl Thomas’s video Emotional with the music to K’jon. Actual title for the song is “On the Ocean.” Watch the official video of “On the Ocean” with the complete song (and more down to earth visuals). So, there I was, pulling into the parking spot inside the…
St. Louis on Zero Dollars a Day
The Chase Park Plaza, grand dame of a hotel on the historic record, anchored the revitalization of the Central West End in St. Louis. In a curious way I consider it my second home in the neighborhood. This morning I came in the side entrance off Lindell. To the right as one enters…
Greek Economics: Report from the Feet
Home-grown Greeks? Alice Trego asked: Were you able to meet home-grown Greeks? Did you manage to gain insight into their way of living? Dear Alice, This was the first package tour I’ve ever taken. It is darn hard to meet an ordinary Greek. Luckily, I carved out time for ramblings and small adventures amidst the…
Attention Shapes Our Reality–guest post by Judy Tart
I’ve been reading an interesting book, Rapt: Attention and the Focused Life, by Winifred Gallaher. I’ve run across a great definition of reality: Reality is an intentional, first-person experience that you construct from the material of attention. I’m having a hard time contradicting this definition. Though reality, I know, has been defined in many other…
Black Valentine Series: #3 George and Marcia Williams (Gifted Productions)…40 years of romance during the easy times and hard times, too
In honor of the combination of Black History Month and Valentine’s Day week, I’m running a “Black Valentine” series to profile several of the most vibrant Black couples I’ve met in St. Louis. I met Marcia at a Black Community Empowerment Workshop run by Howard Denson of the Black Pages. Marcia is the creative drive…