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The week is before us - like the coffee pot - waiting to brew. Making it good is a matter of choice, luck, creativity, patience and acceptance of the outcome.

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Friday, October 30, 2009

Halloween Forecast

Today it is raining; tomorrow it is supposed to be clear. That bodes well for all the carefully, and not so carefully, constructed Halloween costumes.

With the economy in bad shape, creative types have thought of cheap and easy ways to join the fun without a big expenditure of scarce money. Hand-me-down clothes, sized to fit, might do the trick and be a treat for Mom and Dad's pocketbooks.

Kids are funny about such things, however. They want to wear WHAT THEY WANT TO WEAR. Storm clouds will brew if parents stray too far from the kids' fantasies or the current fashion among peers. And adults can be just as picky. Often there is a lot at stake at the Halloween party, or parties. The little kid part inside of us still wants to be the coolest one there.

I say all this with very little actual knowledge. What I have is the history of the holiday from past years. I am sure that the couple of bags of wrapped candy bars will mostly go away as the bunches of kids who know this neighborhood parade through. Big and little, they are all adorable, polite and happy to be out and about. That does not change. And I can't wait to see what this year brings to our front porch. I hope it is not rain.

Yes, we'll have the light on for you.

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References on Spirituality -- Favorites from my old collection

  • "A Return To Love: Reflections On the Principles Of a Course In Miracles" by Marianne Williamson. Harper Collins, 1992
  • "A World Waiting To Be Born: Civility Rediscovered" by M. Scott Peck. Simon and Schuster, 1993
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  • "Compassion in Action: Setting Out On the Path of Service" by Ram Dass and Mirabai Bush. Bell Tower Pub., 1992
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  • "Further Along the Road Less Traveled" by M. Scott Peck. Simon and Schuster, 1993
  • "Guilt Is the Teacher, Love Is the Lesson" by Joan Borysenko. Warner Books, 1990
  • "Inner Simplicity: 100 Ways To Regain Peace and Nourish the Soul" by Elaine St. James. Hyperion, 1995
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  • "The Heroine's Journey" by Mureen Murdock. Random House, 1990
  • "The Hope For Healing Human Evil" by M. Scott Peck. Simon and Schuster, 1983
  • "The House of Belonging" poems by David Whyte. Many Rivers Press, 2004
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  • "Wherever You Go There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation" by Jon Kabat-Zinn. Hyperion, 1994
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A retired counselor, I am equal parts Techie and Artist. I am a Democrat who came to the Southwest to attend college. I married, had kids and have lived here all my adult life.