Every time I am at a beach, I can’t help but be mesmerized by the tide. I can literally just sit and watch it for hours. The waves rise and fall in such a rhythmic pattern, it is as if I become a small child again snuggled up in the protective arms of my mother as she rocks me to sleep. Its peaceful and calming motion is somehow enhanced by the low din…
It is amazing to me how my mind can play tricks on me, and how happy I am to accept the ruse without even a shred of doubt. Time slips away like sand through my fingers, but I feel the tiny grains as they trickle through my grasp. I know I feel the sand moving because I try to clasp my fingers closed more tightly to stop the sand from escaping, but it…
When you are sitting on the beach there is never a bad view. The tide comes in and out, but the view is only different, neither one is better or worse than the other. High tide brings the water up close to us and carries with it untold potential treasures from some far off place beneath the water. And when the tide goes out, it leaves behind a clean slate free of footprints.…
Good Morning! Today, August 13th marks the true beginning of See The Good. From this day forward, new posts will appear regularly. I hope that you will enjoy them, think about them and even find similarities in your own life to which the stories apply. I also look forward to hearing comments and posting thoughts and stories from anyone who would like to contribute. Just send me an email to contribute. In addition, there is…
Telemarketing calls. We’ve all gotten them and most of the time it takes only a second to end the call and the interruption. Today my phone rang and when I picked it up and glanced at the screen my heart stopped. It was a number that I didn’t recognize but the location was Cincinnati, Ohio. Instantly, I felt a wave of panic wash over me. My dearest friend lives in southern Ohio and Cincinnati…