Let’s get back to where we started on this journey with The Little Prince; of course I mean, adulting. That’s right, it is time to have a look at those six adults the little prince came across as he moved from planet to planet, before landing on Earth. Each adult incarnates some of the …
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Life is an interesting journey, and each of us walks a different path. We all experience suffering, and see things from different perspectives. This can manifest as bias, convictions, frames of reference. It is influenced by experience, learning, and environment. It benefits from an open mind – an important theme and lesson from the …
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I touched on simplicity in my post The Little Prince: Questions On What’s Important In Life. In that post I posed the question, Do I (as an adult) understand what is important in life? I offered, among several answers, the following: ‘Possibly, simply, just to be? To sit with your ‘flower’ and watch the …
Sunsets are one of the simplest and most joyful of moments a person can experience. The closing of a day lived; the hope and anticipation in the dawning of another. A sunset is one of the most visceral of experiences that can be shared. It evokes a primal awe in the majesty of this …
Welcome to the first deep-dive on The Little Prince. I am not certain yet how far I can or will take this, but for today I think the best goal is to suss out the questions I think are important to take away and to consider from this wonderful story. With broader themes to …
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The Little Prince begins by exposing the rigid inability of grown-ups to perceive (the) important things in life. Things we were open to, and perhaps explored with the innocence and open-mindedness of childhood. It goes on to touch on themes of loneliness, friendship, love and loss, but so much more, and with so much …
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Much thought has gone into this updated book list. I realized during this update that reaching for 100 was forcing concession on my part. Therefore, I offer here a list of 50 books. My original list was much more personalized. I included numerous titles from the Adventure/Travel genre for example. This is not something …
A sad week. Thank you Jada. We said goodbye to our beloved dog this week. Jada was a rescue dog; abandoned to die in Georgia. We welcomed her into our home six years ago, while we lived in Florida. Emaciated, and so small and thin, she, therefore, had this huge ‘bobble’ head. She filled a …
There are few opportunities to wear one of those hats you see the Royals wear at events and in the news. Really, unless you happen to find yourself invited to a Royal event or to Buckingham Palace, wearing one of those hats would seem quite odd. So when you do get an invitation to Buckingham …
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