“I think the most important question facing humanity is “Is the universe a friendly place?’” -Albert Einstein I’ve always been intrigued by this question. Einstein goes on to say that if we feel the universe is unfriendly we..

Twice this question arose in my life recently. The first time was when I somehow came upon Viktor Frankl’s book: Man’s Search for Meaning; the second time was in church. The priest, who cited Frankl’s book, said..

Carmelo is back with an interesting question for us! You know Carmelo if you’ve been on the porch before – he’s the one who makes sure everyone has a tea or coffee and gets involved in the..

I used to see a world of absolutes where everything was black and white. It was right or wrong, this way or that way; a world without shades of gray.  I think it was more comfortable to think of..

My mother died seven years ago on the day of the US Thanksgiving. We live in Canada but Mom was American. Her family was just sitting down to Thanksgiving dinner when they received our sad phone call…

If you know me well you’re cringing now and thinking “Oh no!” as my closest friends do when I say “I have an idea!” What? You’re doing that? Aw! The idea was inspired by what’s been happening..

The other day I received an email from Amazon.com. It named a book I was reading and suggested that if I liked that book I would enjoy the others it listed. I was baffled; how did Amazon..

“If love is just a moment Let me spend this moment with you; If life is just a memory Then let me remember with you” ~ lyric from Amour This is the song we chose for the..

Melanie comes up with the most intriguing topics! She really knows how to start a conversation! Melanie is documenting a special time in her life here. She’s back at Life, for instance today with another fun weekend post that..