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Regrets

I have always thought of people who say “I have no regrets” as liars or diluted in some way. I guess because I am a hard headed learner, I have to run head on into a bad situation, apply a bad decision and analyze my bad results in order to learn. So needless to say, this method of learning creates numerable regrets. I have special regrets, regrets I am grateful for and regrets I regret having… Recently, upon confessing a regret, a wise person said to me: there are times when we forgive others even when they don’t ask or deserve our forgiveness, there is also a time when we must forgive ourselves in the same way. So, I forgive myself for my regrets, but regretable, I still regret certain things, but there is value in it and it is this: I don’t want to do that again to another person and most of all I do not want to do that again to myself.  Read More →

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To my dearest Gilda, love of my life. Take a look around at your new blog! I have already uploaded the poems you wrote that were on your old blog. I adore and admire you and your talent! You bring such joy and happiness to my life, and with this blog I hope you will further touch the lives of others as well. (The gift that just keeps on giving!) Here’s a quote from your favorite president: “And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.”  ~~Abraham Lincoln Happy Birthday!! Love, Craig  Read More →

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Excerpts from my favorite books

MacBeth by William Shakespeare

Macbeth by William Shakespeare 1.3 lines 122-125 :Banquo to MacBeth “…oftentimes, to win us to our harm, The instruments of darkness tell us truths; Win us with honest trifles, to bretay us In deepest consequence.”  Read More →

This post currently has no responses. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy Part Eight Chapter 19 :Levin talking to himself (thinking) “This new feeling has not changed me, has not made me happy and enlightened all of a sudden, as I dreamed it would. It is like the way it was with my feeling for my son. There was no surprise about this either. But be it faith or not - I don’t know what... read more

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The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky Book IV Torment Chapter I Father Ferapont :Father Paisii speaking to Alexei “Remember, young man, unceasingly,” Father Paisii began, without preface, “that the science of this world, which has become a great power, has, especially in the last century, analysed everything divine handed down... read more

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My Recipes

Chili Bean Chili

Chili Bean Chili*1 lb. ground beef (97% fat free) *1 tbsp. taco seasoning 1 tbsp. Chili powder Couple sprinkles curry powder 1 green pepper (peeled and chopped) 1 cup chopped sweet yellow onion * 2 (15 oz.) cans kidney beans, rinsed *1 (28 oz.) can diced tomatoes 1 (15 oz.) can tomato sauce *2 garlic cloves, minced Fresh ground black pepper Sea Salt Juice... read more

This post currently has no responses. Winter Lentil Soup

Winter Lentil Soup Thinly cover the bottom of a skillet with the olive oil, medium heat. Once hot add carrots, onions, green pepper and celery. Stir, so that everyone gets in on the fun. Once the onions are translucent, remove the whole mix and put in the crock-pot. Add the lentils, garlic, ginger, broth, salt and pepper to the crock-pot. Cook on high... read more

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