Everlasting Gobstoppers

I had always promised myself that I wouldn’t be one of those people that ‘collected’ things. I fell victim to insomnia one night and started looking through a list of 900 tarot decks. NINE HUNDRED..*gulp*. Needless to say, the gluttony justified making a wish list for myself. I deserve it right? [...]

Nature is not partial

I was sitting, resting actually this morning in the midsts of a tornado cleaning spurt.  You see-tragedy has struck, and I have not been home in a week.  I have personally seen more death than any other individual I have encountered on this earth.  It makes me wonder about the reincarnate purpose, and the life [...]

Addicts, excuses, and self respect

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I have been thinking a lot about my clients lately. Then again when do I not think about them? They are intertwined in my genetic fabric. Still, the commonality among them seems to be this increasing number of recovering alcoholics. [...]

No greater joy than a pet

 
My greatest joy in this lifetime is not things that sparkle, or the humility I feel when one of my clients sends me a cherished email thanking me for a reading. Rather my greatest joy had 4 legs, a tail, and would talk back to me when I asked him to roll over. [...]

Shakespeare was brilliant

Upon a fort night I was channel surfing and discovered free movies through the local cable service. I came across Kenneth Charles Branagh’s 1993 rendition of Much ado about nothing. The one fact you need to know about any Shakespearean adaptation is this. You may remove any lines you wish, and [...]

Lesson 81

81
Sincere words are not fine; fine words are not sincere. Those
who are skilled (in the Tao) do not dispute (about it); the
disputatious are not skilled in it. Those who know (the Tao) are not
extensively learned; the extensively learned do not know it.
The sage does not accumulate (for himself). The more that he
expends [...]

Have you ever heard of those Mystery Shoppers?

Have you ever heard of the people that get paid to do Mystery shops for local businesses and restaurants? Rating and writing observations about customer service and such? Well folks.. I was just tarot shopped! For lack of a better word and I have to tell you. I’m not sure what to make of the [...]