Some of this is more prose poetry / journaling of sorts than anything else. This post is about the colors in this mandala. Brown: not murky brown that looks like mud dug up from the ocean floor, not the deep brown that almost looks black, like rotting wood, not tan, a muted but often welcome…
I’ve started a series of writings based on Mandalas that I’ve been coloring. It’s from an adult coloring book called, “Balance”, a lifelong adventure for me – finding balance, that is. It gets easier as I get older, due to experience, due to developing more patience, and due to the need to live in harmony…
The United States almost became un-united back in the twenties. There wasn’t exactly a civil war, but many skirmishes around the country for almost a decade. At one point, several states collectively put a transcript together for secession. There were so many problems with that scenario. It would mean a weaker military. One side of…
I didn’t realize that I always wanted to be a teacher. I have always been somewhat of a rebel, so in my 20s, when I quit college in my third year, I realized I had no marketable skills. So, thanks to the government’s generosity, I went to a technical school and got a degree in…
When Matt and I knew it was over… By: Robin J. Engel He had taken a job near San Francisco; I took an apartment in AZ with the kids so I could finish my degree; we’d rented out our big house -the one we built, the last one we would ever buy, we said. When…
Every time I get on stage, I feel a bit more comfortable. Okay, truth be told, for some reason, I got very nervous a few minutes before I had to go on. More nervous than I was the last few times. Maybe it was because I was doing raunchy material. That’s what I call Blue…
November 25, 2023 I’m getting antsy. I had to spend a lot of my time going for back therapy – across town – 3 days/ week. Now, I’m better – not completely, but almost, and I suddenly have all this free time. I mean…really free! It’s a blessing. And I’m constantly reciting my gratitudes. “I’m…
May 2023, by: Robin J. Engel When I was 17 (no, this is not a Frank Sinatra song), I used to get high sometimes. Now, don’t get nervous. Yes, it was illegal back then, which was almost 50 years ago, so if you do the math, you can guess my age. Also, I’m sure there…
April 25, 2023 Why am I sharing my thoughts about retirement? Because everyone wants to commiserate with others who are going through similar emotions and events. Nobody wants to feel alone. This is why we go to support groups for everything from grief to divorce, this is why we go to church and synagogue, this…
Humans have stories. They are what we pass along from one generation to the next. They are how we understand the world. Stories enable us to empathize with characters, and make connections to the world, to ourselves, to each other. Even religions are rife with stories, whether they be real or mythical, that is up…