JustMOMsensations

My kids are “colorblind” – when it comes to people.   They are 8 and 5 years old and I have never heard a derogatory racial comment come out of their mouths.   I have not heard them refer to any person with a label, other than referring to someone as an adult, child, teenager, parent or teacher.   Perhaps we really are raising a generation of children who are better than we were. My parents grew up in the 20s and 30s.   They raised four children to have open minds. We were taught to decide about people for ourselves, based on individual qualities – not generalizations sometimes used in society.   My parents would not tolerate bad behavior or language toward any person; whether from our Scottish/Irish/English background or otherwise.   I do remember my Father describing some people as “colored”.   Not in a malicious or negative way but as a descriptor, that seemed acceptable when he was growing up.   When my Father would use that word, I would say, “What color Dad – purple wit

I started on a ‘Social Journey’, and then let you all down by taking an extending vacation.   Why?   Social Media can be all consuming!   No matter what site, the goal is to get people to ‘like’ the contributor and commit to receiving regular updates on what is shared.   The more people collected the better.   But what if I’m not witty and brilliant every day? Previously for Women’s Post, I wrote the following articles: 1.        Going Social 2.        Adventures in Blogging – Built it and They Will Come 3.        Adventures in Blogging – Does This Make Sense? 4.        The Push and Pull of Blog Promotion – Part 1 5.        The Push and Pull of Blog Promotion – Part 2 I am a creative, experienced business professional and writer – surely I can come up with more to talk about.   I began to question my lengthy list of story ideas.   Did I complete enough due diligence and vetting of the sources and details to feel comfortable writing about what I had learned?  

Look up ‘serenity’ on Wikipedia and you will find a musical band, a movie, a prayer and countless other references.   Dictionary.com defines serenity as “ the state or quality of being serene , calm, or tranquil; sereneness. ” I think serenity is a state of mind.   The ingredients for tranquility may vary from one individual to another.   For me, serenity comes when I allow myself to be in the moment.   Serenity abounds at those special times when the ingredients for peace come together in just the right combination - allowing my multi-tasking to halt, my brain to slow and my spirit to absorb the full experience.   Ahhhhhhhhhhh ….   This summer, serenity came to me at a northern Ontario, Canada summer home.   We are blessed to have access to a number of such homes, through family and friends.   There is something so placid about observing land meet water – at the exact moment the sun is escaping into the landscape.   The remaining sprinkles of sunshine dance across