Tag: reflection

Christmas Day

Chapel

The chapel at the local college is a favorite subject of mine. And since today is Christmas, it doesn’t hurt to think and reflect a bit about the holiday, before its commercialism. It is the story of hope – and hope is always something we need, no matter what we believe. It is a day to enjoy our blessings, and a day to reflect and dig deeper than the bottom of your stocking.

On the Bay

Way back when I was a young ‘un, I used to sail with friends out in the Santa Barbara Channel.  Wet Wednesdays were the thing!  Anyway, even though I get horribly seasick, and really am a landlubber, boats – sailboats in particular – always catch my eye.  There is nothing like keeling to one side, wind whipping through your hair, sails snapping, speeding along.  Sitting quietly on a boat, too, is wonderful – for me, it makes me really, really sick, but when that scopolamine patch kicks in and the seasickness goes away, it’s pure heaven!