Tag Archives: Fear

A Metaphor for Life?

September 2, 2025 · by · in Family, Society · Leave a comment

I didn’t get lost. I just didn’t know the way out. Maybe taller people are better able to navigate a corn maze because they can see over the rows. Mind you, they would have to be really tall. I don’t remember when I last was in a maze. They are a way of experiencing fear […]

An Unusual Grave

May 20, 2022 · by · in Society, Travel · Leave a comment

Welcome to re-run time. Some of my favorite posts, mostly older and travel related, while I myself am on the road. Sometimes it isn’t the big tourist attractions that strike you. I had never heard of East Mersea before 2014, but found it an intriguing place to visit. I have mentioned that it is my […]

Today’s Random Thought

September 6, 2021 · by · in Society · Leave a comment

Today is Labor Day, the unofficial start to fall and the kickoff of the school year in many places.  There isn’t as much celebrating today as we are used to seeing. People are dealing with too many uncertainties to be in a celebratory mood. Especially about the return to school.In many places children are returning […]

What Are We Afraid Of?

November 2, 2018 · by · in Religion, Society, Travel · Leave a comment

I’m feeling indecisive this morning; can’t decide what today’s post should be. So I’ve decided to share this one again, originally posted in November 2014. I have mentioned that it is my custom to attend church on Sunday wherever I may find myself, which explains why I was at St. Edmund’s Church in the British […]

What Are We Afraid Of?

November 16, 2014 · by · in Travel · 1 Comment

I have mentioned that it is my custom to attend church on Sunday wherever I may find myself, which explains why I was at St. Edmund’s Church in the British village of East Mersea on a July evening for evensong. We had skipped going in the morning service as our hosts wanted us to see […]