Posts Tagged ‘peace’
A POEM by Kathryn Brown Ramsperger
The threat of war with Russia has been with me all my life. In a nutshell: The Soviet Union was formed in 1922, the year my father was born. It sent missiles to Cuba in 1962, when I was 4, resulting in the Cuban Missile Crisis. We had community nuclear drills. Some wealthy families build bomb shelters.…
Read MoreHow Will Life Change After And Beyond Covid-19?
We may already be grieving someone who passed. We may be unemployed and out of food, but we’re so glad to be alive and free, but unsure if we’ll continue to be. Then what happens? How will life change after and beyond covid-19? Here are some ways to ground yourself in a new reality that…
Read MoreHow To Tell A Powerful Story Without Losing Yourself In The Process
I’ve been searching for words to help us all get through the CoVid-19 outbreak. You may be, too. Stories are the best way I know how to help. You also may consider writing during this time if you find yourself bored, emotional, or stuck. Yes, even if you don’t consider yourself a writer. Yet it’s…
Read MoreWhy Effective Communication Skills Are Necessary For Happiness
We’re told from middle school onward that we need to possess excellent communication skills. Yet we seldom hear why effective communication skills are necessary. We end up thinking it’s all about getting a diploma, then a job. However, we use communication in everything we say and do, and that’s why we need them to be…
Read More5 Strategies To Boost Your Creativity To Deal With Life
People ask me how I’m as productive as I am. Here’s my secret: I am creative. Here’s an even better secret: You’re creative, too! And you can learn how to access and use your creativity. I have loads of tips and strategies to help you learn how to boost your creativity to deal with life, even…
Read MoreScrooge comments on 2012
Last week, I dreamed the strangest dream, which might benefit you. I wonder now, what was dream and what was real. I’ve conveyed it to you here, as scrupulously as possible, so most is provided in transcript. If you’re wondering if the people speaking are characters from Dickens, I’d say yes, you are correct. I…
Read MoreSciatica and C-Span
Welcome to my blog, Ground One. Ground Zero : Function: noun; Date: 1946 ~ 1: the point directly above, below, or at which a nuclear explosion occurs; 2: the center or origin of rapid, intense, or violent activity or change; 3: the very beginning . Ground One: Function: verb; Date: 2008 ~ 1: to create a new beginning…
Read MoreThe Age of Aquarius
Welcome to my blog, Ground One. Ground Zero : Function: noun; Date: 1946 ~ 1: the point directly above, below, or at which a nuclear explosion occurs; 2: the center or origin of rapid, intense, or violent activity or change; 3: the very beginning . Ground One: Function: verb; Date: 2008 ~ 1: to create a new beginning…
Read MoreIn Between-ness
Welcome to my blog, Ground One. Ground Zero : Function: noun; Date: 1946 ~ 1: the point directly above, below, or at which a nuclear explosion occurs; 2: the center or origin of rapid, intense, or violent activity or change; 3: the very beginning . Ground One: Function: verb; Date: 2008 ~ 1: to create a new beginning…
Read MoreContinuing the Spirit of the Olympics
What did everyone think of the Olympics? It was an anthropological experience in my family. It was wonderful to see China again, to know every viewer was tasting its beauty and bounty, at least visually. It brought memories flooding back. It was also spectacular to hear such fond words spoken by announcers seeing the country and…
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