The View from a Drawbridge

Tag: wisdom

  • It’s Never Too Late to Relearn a Lesson

    Emotional evolution is not a linear process.

  • It’s Important to Remember…

    …on leap day and every day…

  • Sage Advice from Mom

    I have benefited throughout my life from these pearls of wisdom.

  • The Poetry That No One Ever Sees

    Poetry is everywhere.

  • Ancient Wisdom

    We should take wisdom where we can find it.

  • A Fever of Stingrays

    I just heard on the radio that a group of stingrays is called a “fever”. I don’t know why, but that just makes me really happy. I love how creative our language can be. But it makes you wonder, who got to decide the “official” name for each grouping of animals? Was it a person?…

  • When I’ll Know I’ve Arrived

    I’m a painfully frugal individual. I’ve had to be, simply to survive. I would never have gotten this far if I hadn’t learned how to delay gratification and resist impulse buys. I’ve given up imagining that I’ll ever have even one room full of furniture that matches. I’m more of the found-on-the-side-of-the-road school of decorating.…

  • What Perishes is Not Real

    For the life of me, I will never understand people who don’t like to read. There is so much wisdom out there. Reading is like accessing the brains of millions of other people. There is more knowledge in this world than one brain could possibly hold. Think of books as thumb drives that enhance the…

  • On Being Enlightened by a Guru

    Once upon a time I was a freelance editor. I suppose I still am, technically. I just haven’t pursued work in that arena for quite some time. I enjoyed it, yes, but mainly did it to keep the wolves from the door. The wolves are still out there, but my door is a little more…

  • Spanish Proverbs

    One of the things I love most about the Spanish language, and one of the reasons I chose to learn it, is that it is full of wise sayings. There is no exact translation for some of them, and that’s a pity, because a lot of them are gems. We can learn a great deal…