10/31/15 RMB Happy Halloweeeeen!

10/31/15 RMB Happy Halloweeeeen!

Dear Rita Mae Brown,

The boys are trick or treating, the dog is whining because he wants to go out and play with all the people roaming around the block and I am here sending a little Halloween hello to you and our blog readers.

May goody bags overflow with sweets and the little ones get their fill of excitement. Here’s hoping that everyone can be who they want to be or explore being someone or something else this evening, blessed by the magic in the air and the temporary suspension of a society that says you can’t go walking around in a Princess costume daily.

To all the Minions tonight Dabbi Alliweeeen!

Sweet dreams,

Loraine

10/18/15 RMB Sharing and Happy Returns

10/18/15 RMB Sharing and Happy Returns

Dear Rita Mae Brown,

This weekend Kate Forbes began reading me Pawing through the Past, the 8^th novel in the Mrs. Murphy mystery series, as I completed my errands. Audio books double reading time. Harry keeps me company by riding along while I hear the story of her days.

Fall has touched down on Southern California. The skies are grey and the temps are finally in the low 80s. This week I experienced the thrill of a desert lightning storm between two warm days. It was thrilling because I had someone to share it with, someone who reassured me at midnight that “It’s only lightning” after a round of earth shaking thunder woke me.

Anything shared with a friend is more fun, more thrilling, less scary and awkward, whether walking along a nature trail together, developing a new business plan, watching a movie for over two hours or the sky light up for over three hours. The Martian movie with Matt Damon is quite good by the way.  

Here we arrive at the thought of the day: sharing. We share our hours, our thoughts, our homes, and the land we occupy. Comforting gestures one day journey into fond memories for future days. Lessons related today, contribute to better decisions tomorrow. What we send out returns.

These simple laws of the universe are like the law of gravity. Yet, we forget them often. Never do we toss a bowling ball up and expect it to sail upwards like a helium balloon. However often kindness eludes us and then we are amazed when we look around at mankind’s ability to destroy one another and the earth.

A better tomorrow unfolds when we share the best of ourselves today.

Many happy returns,

Loraine

10/11/15 RMB Three in 2000

10/11/15 RMB Three in 2000

Dear Rita Mae Brown,

Although this is the first letter of the month, I have started a new page on the blog for fictional writings and musings called Writings from Loraine.

I am about to start reading another RMB book. I have been reading them in order, however three titles have the publication date of 2000, Outfoxed, Pawing Through The Past, and Loose Lips. Which to read first is a delightful dilemma.

Today’s spare moments have been spent reading Gary Zukav’s Spiritual Partnership The Journey to Authentic Power. We travel through life picking up seeds of wisdom. Some will blossom within to be shared. Gary provides a full harvest in his work.

Do whatever you do with the best of intentions.

Be kind to yourself and that kindness will flow to others.

There is power in goodness and the deeper it is seated within, the brighter it shines through.

There are some thoughts on this warm Southern California day, still over 100 degrees in the eastern counties.

Cheers to writing and reading, growing and reaching, and air conditioners,

Loraine