First posted July 13, 2015. Some Thoughts I am sitting here looking out over the greenest possible meadow, with the accompaniment of my favorite Hawaiian artist, Ledward, a chorus of birds, the sounds of the waterfall and the slight creaking whispers of the bamboo grove. If ever there was cause for celebration and gratitude, this surely must be it. Hawaii, as usual, has taken in my exhausted body and soul and has slowly and surely, quietly and gently worked its healing magic.

First posted June 29, 2015. Can you believe that Bill O’Reilly actually said (I saw it! I heard it!) that – and I paraphrase – we no longer have a problem with racism in this country? He went on to say that there may be some (a few) deranged people who are racists and racism is no longer a systemic problem. Shouldn’t there be some kind of awareness or sanity test that is required if people are going to speak as “authorities” on television? Of course not! This is America and a

First posted May 26, 2015. I have such fond memories of Memorial Day when I was a child. It was always a family day when the extended family would get together for a peaceful quiet day of being together and “remembering.” It wasn’t a big whoop-de-do day like the Fourth of July with hoopla, drums and fireworks. It was always a quiet day to remember all who had gone before us and to show our gratitude for everything those who had gone before had given us including our lives. We