| Favorites: | Articles | Poems | ||
|
We are all the same size inside
We are all more Celebrate small moments Thankful for people |
Children do grow up
No power tonight The leaf is proud |
 Help someone today |
"The things we want are really the times we share."
"The most important things we bring with us are within us." "If I had only one thing I would take a smile over an iPod." ~ Rob Hueniken |
|
Posts tagged as:
|
While it is still summer and the leaves are green, I thought I would present a poem I wrote about The Leaf. It is a testament to the life span of leaves, and their group contribution to the success of the tree. In many ways we are each a leaf of the tree of life and community. |
|
|
The Leaf Brown and wrinkled on the ground By Rob Hueniken
First published: Aug 31, 2009 @ 17:05 |
|
[Return to the home page of MakingMoreOfToday.com.]
{ 1 comment }
The finishing moment of many pleasant restaurant meals is having a fortune cookie. Dropped off with the cheque, fortune cookies are a final treat, and usually a source of optimistic wisdom. So it surprised me when I opened my fortune cookie to find this message: “You may be hungry soon: order a takeout now.”
At first I thought that the cookie writer was expanding upon an old joke about Chinese food burning off quickly, but then I read it again.
Yes, I would be hungry soon — not “may be hungry soon”. I would want something to eat, and I would get something to eat. It might not be takeout food from this restaurant that I would eat, but I would definitely be eating again, and soon.
The marketing machine of North America knows full well [even though they are always hungry] that eating is a major source of profit in the world.
With the triple power-house of sugar, fat and salt, the food industries tempt our tongues with textures and our eyes with scenes of happy, shared moments — much to the detriment of our stomachs and our health. In an entertainment-focused society it is not surprising that the marketing machine would be churning out food as a source of pleasure and spending.
Most people can’t even say they actually experience hunger, because hunger has an element of duration. We are never hungry for long here in the land of enormous meals and endless snack food.
Like most people, I love eating, and I love sharing meals with family and friends. But what I don’t like is the continuous eating pressure beamed at us via TV, radio, print ads and now fortune cookies.
We all know that food is essential for our health, and good food in good quantities can help us be healthy.
I think the writer of this fortune cookie inadvertently crossed a line and opened a Pandora’s box of awareness for me. He helped me see just how relentless and widespread eating pressure is in our society.
It has made me aware, and I will be watching food ads now with more care and attention.
[Return to the home page of MakingMoreOfToday.com.]
{ 3 comments }
Celebrating a father’s birthday can bring out many emotions and thoughts, especially for adult children. Most of us get to experience our father for a long period of our lives, from being Daddy’s little one through to Dad seeming somehow smaller. For each of us, those days in between say a lot about how both we and our fathers matured and learned along the way, and what has stayed at our core.
Every family has tough times and good times, and each person has moments of weakness and excellence. Birthdays are a natural moment in time to reflect, maybe forgive, and hopefully appreciate.
I believe that each man wants to be a good father. There are men who become fathers and struggle in the role, and there are men who never become fathers. But given the chance to be a good father, I believe that each man wants that as part of his life — to be part of a family which he helped create, nurture and protect.
 |
|
I have been fortunate to have my father be a big and positive part of my life. He has been a part of my school years, my marriage, my careers, and my own family. We love each other dearly, and we both know that.
One of my father’s philosophies is that things will work out. When I was younger I misunderstood his confidence for him not wanting to delve into the details of my life. But now that I am older, I see that his confidence in things working out had vital and powerful forces helping it become true: we all kept trying hard and being kind.
The phrase “things working out” can have a different meaning for everyone. If we are fortunate, “things working out” has little to do with things we buy or tasks we work on, but instead revolve around the knowledge that we are loved. After everything in life has been boiled off we want to be part of a family or community that helps each other, and cares about each other.
For every man who has confidence that things will work out, you have the core of a good father.
[Return to the home page of MakingMoreOfToday.com.]
{ 0 comments }
|
Thoughtful reflections on life, by my friend, RonBaker-c1:29
|
|
San Francisco foodie and scientist, Darya Pino, Summer Tomato
|
