The Secret of Life*
This is rough, and obviously abbreviated, but I think it’s just about right. The secret of life – the great secret of life – is that what...
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The Upside Down World ~ The Blog
- Sep 11, 2012
- 6 min
It’s Becoming a Wonderful World
I wrote this for the 10th Anniversary of 9/11. I think it bears repeating. Christians know and will sometimes actually say that Jesus...
- Jul 16, 2012
- 5 min
Am I Still A Good Person if I Can’t Pay the Bills?
My husband wouldn’t want me telling you this, but I’m sitting here waiting for water to heat up on the stove so my girls can take a bath....
- Jul 9, 2012
- 4 min
Suffering as Service
I don’t know why, but from the time I was a kid, I have had this idea that there is a certain amount of pain and suffering in the world...
- Jun 26, 2012
- 3 min
Imperfectly Perfect Hospitality
Once upon a time before my life became total crap, we used to enjoy entertaining quite a bit. In fact, over the years I have had many...
- Jun 19, 2012
- 4 min
Allow Me to Screw Up Your Sex Life a Bit
In the old pagan world, sex and religion were all tied up together. Temple prostitutes and depictions of group sex on ancient Hindu...
- Jun 4, 2012
- 4 min
Loving Yourself, Loving Your Neighbor
Several years ago, I had an odd experience while in prayer. I don’t remember what I was praying about, and I’m afraid my explanation...
- May 30, 2012
- 4 min
Being Passive is a Discipline
Passivity is a discipline. In fact, sometimes I think it is the hardest discipline – particularly in a culture like ours. We humans like...
- May 20, 2012
- 5 min
Sometimes You Just Have To Be Your Own Cheerleader!
Dearest Rebecca, Hi! I’ve heard that you’ve been having a hard time lately so I thought you could use some encouragement. I know that...
- Jan 25, 2012
- 5 min
The Right Way to Stone Those You Love
Missy Piggy Tattoo by Jamie Sapp. Inspired by my career making performance, no doubt. I’m not sure exactly what came over me, but one...
- Jan 19, 2012
- 7 min
Do Your Kids Know Their Own Story?
Trotter children are immediately identifiable by their curly hair Each of my children has a story we tell them about some way in which...
- Jan 18, 2012
- 3 min
An Aspiring Dumb Aleck Speaks
first world problems.) My favorite people have always been the ones who I could crack wise with to my heart’s content. Part of the bond...
- Jan 15, 2012
- 2 min
What were your “25 Random Things”?
devoted coverage to the phenomena which I think means it’s time to take a look back and see what’s changed, what’s the same and maybe...
- Jan 4, 2012
- 2 min
Mindfulness and Procrastination
The way things usually work is that in the back of my mind, I will know there’s something I need to get done. Sometimes these things...
- Jan 3, 2012
- 3 min
A Recovering Political Junkie’s Advice for Campaign 2012
Donuts. . . Mmmmmm This may come as a shock to people who thought I was a rational human, but I have a confession to make: I was a...
- Dec 30, 2011
- 2 min
Thinking Makes It So
I picked up this quote back in my senior year in high school while reading Hamlet for class. When I got to college, I wrote it on a...
- Dec 29, 2011
- 5 min
A New Year’s Resolution for the Overwhelmed, Forgetful and Easily Distracted
quasi-ex-husband) would pull out a piece of paper and write “Trotter Family Resolutions” across the top. So we could “pull them out at...
- Dec 22, 2011
- 2 min
Be a candle
Loneliness can be a deep, vast sea to those who have no one waiting for them on shore. Open your heart to someone you know is floating in...
- Dec 6, 2011
- 2 min
Telling the difference between an excuse and a reason
1. Somehow everything is my responsibility 2 Everything that goes wrong is my fault. 3. What I want or think is almost certainly wrong....
- Dec 1, 2011
- 1 min
Dear Marketing Geniuses
Quote from The Upside Down World – A Book of Wisdom in Progress copyright R. Trotter 2011 Painting by Akeem Scott. Don’t feel this way...
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