Take a moment and reach back to your childhood. Remember waiting for that special thing to happen, that special thing which you knew was going to happen. Remember how time seemed to crawl like a slug through thick, unforgiving mud. Remember the feeling of waiting waiting waiting for it to arrive, then the unmistakable sensation somersaulting in your tummy like the Flying Wallendas which accompanied the wait. Maybe it was (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘joy’
common threads #12: anticipation
Posted: January 14, 2013 in Observations and CommentaryTags: anticipation, Common Threads, excitement, growth, joy, life
magical
Posted: December 18, 2011 in TravelTags: art deco, Christmas, holiday, joy, life, New York, Photography, Radio City Music Hall
Radio City Music Hall
If you ever get the chance to go to New York City during the Christmas season make an effort to see the Christmas Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall. Having grown up within 10 miles of the City I was lucky enough to attend this extravaganza several times as a kid. Generally, a Christmas movie would be shown followed by (more…)
A Christmas Song
Posted: December 21, 2017 in Observations and CommentaryTags: brotherhood, Christmas, holidays, joy, peace, sisterhood, The Christmas Song, tolerance
Chest thumps spreading just like wildfire
An imaginary war grows
Yule-tide ornaments hang from every wire
But the outraged see only foes
Everybody knows that it’s Christmastime (more…)