Tag: family
group name: passionfind
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January 01, 2007 02:56 PM EST --
Back on December 26, 2006, I started thinking about this topic. In the past, I've been much more environmentally aware, more involved. In my 20s, I interned with an environmental group in Washington, . . . more
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March 23, 2007 06:52 PM EDT --
Someone said to me today, "you know unless you write the next best-seller, there really is no income in writing." I looked at them with a blank stare, preparing to write the next few lines of . . . more
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November 29, 2006 11:40 AM EST --
It is easy to love the people far away. It is not always easy to love those close to us. It is easier to give a cup of rice to relieve hunger than to relieve the loneliness and pain of someone unloved . . . more
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September 01, 2008 05:54 PM EDT --
I heard it on NPR, then I went to the blog-o-syphere for confirmation and SURE ENOUGH, much to my wonder, (I thought it was some hurtful rumor from the nasty liberal left) IT'S TRUE!!! Not only is . . . more
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December 26, 2006 07:11 PM EST --
I used to be a lot more vigilant about recycling, belonging to environmental organizations, participating in thinking about my actions as they relate to planet earth. I have fallen away from some activities, . . . more
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November 04, 2007 05:15 PM EST --
Last night, we almost messed up the tooth fairy thing. It's been a busy month, traveling far and wide for photo shoots; we're rehabbing some investment property; I've got an illustration for . . . more
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September 04, 2008 08:31 AM EDT --
Last night Sarah Palin did the job she was hauled out of obscurity to do. She roused the faithful from their sleepy indifference to the McCain campaign.
I wasn't really surprised by her composure . . . more
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November 26, 2006 12:29 PM EST --
Auburn hair coiffed, vermillion dress flowing; she locked arms with the General. Tones of a Souza march waved a warm welcome as they floated up the stairs. As they entered the grand hall, the band . . . more
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June 11, 2007 02:32 PM EDT --
Learn to sing a song, then learn to sing the same song translated into another language.
When you are done, you will know all the phrases in the song in the second language.
For . . . more
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June 04, 2008 01:43 AM EDT --
My little Lisette wrote this poem, today, out of the blue:
Poem Of Peace
Peace floats into people's minds
reminds them of peace, joy and love.
Peace makes people happy
and also reminds . . . more
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November 22, 2006 12:03 PM EST --
Have you ever wondered what the secret was to becoming beautiful? Look no further-Audrey Hepburn offers her best advice on beauty secrets through a poem that was later read at her funeral. . . . more
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November 23, 2006 09:53 AM EST --
I am from the gentle clanging
of boats against the dock
with the interrupting smell of oil
mixing with the sea water.
I am from the dew
that lingers on a field
of freshly cut grass
inviting children to . . . more
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November 27, 2006 11:29 AM EST --
From a lady in red
From a General in white
Born from sass and sage
Born from feisty wisdom
Sibling harmony
Sibling demise
Father’s nurture
Father’s fall
Engaged . . . more
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March 16, 2007 02:32 PM EDT --
I'm on a diet and shouldn't even be baking but what's a girl to do? My solution is to bake small half batches of about a dozen cookies. It's also a good way to experiment . . . more
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December 04, 2006 07:11 PM EST --
I bought a house, all by myself. I never bought a house, before. This one is technically a mansion. They tell me that the difference is in scale, of the rooms, and the size of the dwelling. . . . more
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November 23, 2006 01:20 PM EST --
Here's a simple one that fits the day.
Happiness is not getting what you want,
but wanting what you have.
~Rabbi Hyman Schachtel . . . more
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September 02, 2008 09:01 AM EDT --
Conventions are a time when political parties have all the money and the freedom to create whatever narrative they choose to present themselves to the voting public. Political Conventions that occur every . . . more
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December 19, 2006 09:13 PM EST --
Money he gives to many in need
Sowing not one single, loving seed
Wealth earns artificial respect outwardly
Leaving him scowling with inward poverty
Financial charity maintains . . . more
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March 25, 2007 07:41 PM EDT --
1. Lived with a 70-year old medicine woman, shape-shifting, Cherokee Indian while Airbrushing T-shirts on the reservation in North Carolina to make enough money to leave New Orleans and attend art school . . . more
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April 07, 2007 02:39 PM EDT --
As many of you know, I've been unhappy with the many problems on Gather. Some disgruntled folks like to write articles about their imminent departure only to return. I'm not one to cry wolf. . . . more
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