Category Archives: Happiness

The Clouds Above Us —

Posted on August 13, 2013 by

Summer, having finally arrived, is moving along much too briskly! We are midway through August already. Summer heat, blue skies, green leaves, the slow passage of fleecy clouds — all are rolling past. In another two weeks we will all be … Continue reading →

Posted in Autumn, Etcetera, Happiness, Nature, Poetry, Wisdom | Tagged , , , | 34 Comments

No Second Chances? Who Says? (for the record)

Posted on August 7, 2013 by

FIFTY YEARS AFTER FIRST VISIT, WRITER SETTLES INTO LIFE IN NORTHAMPTON  (reprinted from the Hampshire Gazette) Judith Bruder at her home in Northampton.   CAROL LOLLIS, photo  Choices, even major life choices, are often made for the flimsiest reasons. And, … Continue reading →

Posted in Etcetera, Freedom, Happiness, Home, Memory, Personal Essay, Pioneer Valley, Writers | Tagged , , , , , | 20 Comments

No Second Chances? Who says? Fifty Years After —

Posted on August 2, 2013 by

The link here doesn’t seem to work any more. I’ll try and figure out a way of getting the story posted more permanently. Fifteen minutes of fame, no kidding!  Yes!  for complete story, see post above.  Original lead:   Interesting to … Continue reading →

Posted in Enlightenment, Etcetera, Happiness, Home, Memory, Personal Essay, Pioneer Valley, Writers | 41 Comments

What Would YOU Call It?

Posted on July 28, 2013 by

Like many — perhaps most — people, I come with a sense of reverence and awe to museums. Rightly so. Great works of art, the genius of human hands and minds, are awesome achievements. But not all art is solemn or … Continue reading →

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SWEET PEA

Posted on June 22, 2013 by

It’s a term of endearment here in the United States. “Ah, my little sweet pea, I love you so much!” But in my case, it’s very literal. I LOVE sweet peas, what are sometimes called shell peas, or English peas, … Continue reading →

Posted in Etcetera, Food, Happiness, Memory, Pioneer Valley, Spring | Tagged , , , , , , | 82 Comments

Cakes and Ale — and Young People!

Posted on May 3, 2013 by

While I was lying awake at quarter to four this morning (a normal occurrence) a jingly poem leaped into my mind, and frolicked there for quite a while. I didn’t remember all of it, but I knew the ending for … Continue reading →

Posted in Etcetera, Happiness, Personal Essay, Poetry | Tagged , , , , , , , | 22 Comments

A GLIMMER OF HOPE (1)

Posted on April 18, 2013 by

(Gemma, this post’s for you. We have a deal.) When I wrote the post What Does Being Human Mean, Anyway? the morning after the Boston Marathon Massacre, I was angry, distraught, and in despair. Despair = de spero = out of … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Death, Etcetera, Happiness, Music, Personal Essay | Tagged , , , , , , , | 24 Comments

WHAT DOES BEING HUMAN MEAN, ANYWAY?

Posted on April 16, 2013 by

The eager innocent eyes are those of Martin Richard, 8 years old, first victim of the depraved bombers who desecrated the Boston Marathon. The marathon commemorates the horseback ride of Paul Revere to rouse his fellow countrymen on April 15th, … Continue reading →

Posted in Death, Democracy, Etcetera, Evolution, Failure, Happiness, Life and Death, Personal Essay | Tagged , , , , , | 21 Comments

Written in the Stars (in Chinese)

Posted on February 24, 2013 by

Not so long ago I wrote a post about my hooded eyes and my jealousy, and my tremendous relief when I found that the jealousy wasn’t really my fault, that I might have inherited it from my grandmother as I … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenge, Etcetera, Happiness, Personal Essay, Wisdom | Tagged , , , , , | 44 Comments

Kwitcherbellyakin —

Posted on January 10, 2013 by

I’m not really talking to you! I’m talking to myself, in another sort-of New Year’s resolution. Not a formal resolution, because I never find those work for me. More of an intention, really. In this case, an intention to tone … Continue reading →

Posted in Color, Etcetera, Flowers, Happiness, Mindfulness, Spring, winter | Tagged , , , , | 35 Comments