Focus on the Positive...but Develop from the Negatives

Before I was dating, I often noted what I termed the "And" Phenomenon. Once you become an established couple with someone, it seems you lose your recognition as an individual.   It's always, "Michael AND Jane are coming at five" or   "Louise AND Derek are bringing the salad." It reminds me of the novel "Lord of the Flies," where the twin characters' names are run together as Samneric. I also think of a grade school friend who named the kitties from a two kitten litter Pair and Dice. She had to explain to me that together, they would be "Paradise."   These conjoined nouns start to become more of a one word term than a phrase of two people's names. Everyone who knows the couple recognizes it as the being of two. Often, it's the same person's name that comes first in the compound, as though it is a learned term entering the dictionary of your life. It's always "Jack and Jill" and never "Ji

When people argue against modern medicine and say God will heal major diseases with prayer alone,  my thought is always God gave us the knowledge and certain people the intelligence to be doctors.  Prayer,  too, always helps - I have seen it - but you got to help yourself and use the resources we have been blessed with.   Woman who blames parents for health woes looks to shut down faith healers

If the employees go on strike at Chicago's Brookfield Zoo...  

Coming out of a restaurant today with a carry out bag and fountain drink, I was about to do my usual push the door open with my side. A gentleman was inside the small square lobby between the two sets of doors. He was on his cell phone but made a fast dash to open the door for me as I approached.  Then he pushed open the other door leading outside.  I smiled and expressed my thanks,  very graciously because he went out of his way to open those doors for me.  So often in this world,  people are consumed with anger and road rage. We all complain and tell the story about the bad experiences we had, but how often do we talk about the nice gestures someone does for us? So often, people are self absorbed, on their  phones,  in their own world. And i don't blame them. Many people are working two jobs,  raising kids, balancing out activities.  We walk down the street or drive down the highway thinking of our to do list, the first thing we will do when we get home.  i don't believe pe

A Dawn's Eye View: 366 Days Focusing on my Cameras    This is a unique 365 day photo challenge. Each photo features one of two miniature cameras, captured living life as photographers do. The humor comes in the captions of each photo. It seems a story is unfolding, and we are waiting for answers about their relationship.   Meet Kwanon the Camera... ...and his shooting partner Vollenda. "This Photo of the Day project features two miniature cameras, named Kwanon and Vollenda. The mini duo take turns posing for my daily photograph, personifying me as if I were a camera within the view my eyes see of the world. Each image tells the story of something interesting that happened that day, highlights a new experience, or illustrates an aesthetic view that caught my eye. The Cameras are not models but photographers captured photographing by taking a step back out of the picture to see the big picture. In itself, the scene the Cameras are photographing is fully