Ordinary Mer

Quid Pro Quo

We make mistakes. We’re human. It’s what we do. We’re fallible and sometimes, we screw up. We do the wrong thing, at the wrong time, in the wrong place. It doesn’t make us bad people. It simply makes us human. We also apologize for our mistakes, especially if those mistakes hurt or offended someone. This [...]

My Own Worst Enemy

We all have our moments – the good ones and the bad ones. If some Hollywood type were to do a retrospective of my life so far, the good moments and the bad moments would probably come out equal. Heck, the good ones might even come out ahead. So why is it that I tend [...]

If I knew then what I know now

Albert Einstein supposedly said, “The only souce of knowledge is experience.” I’m not sure I agree with Al on that one, but he’s not wrong. The various experiences we have in our lives do teach us a lot about ourselves and the world around us. Earlier this week, Soul Pancake asked readers to list 3 [...]