No Secret

Why do we grieve for sickness and death? It is no secret that we owe a debt to death. Our time between birth and death is a space for exploration and transformation. We have to dwell on finding what our purpose is and work on accomplishing it. © Norma Bobb-Semple 2025

Pilgrimage

We are all on the same pilgrimage, we choose our own path, be it a saint or scallywag. We transition from birth to death which doesn’t suddenly happen but is always evolving until the end comes. © Norma Bobb-Semple 2024

In Between

We have to figure out how we are going to spend our in between time, the time between birth and death. Would we choose to gamble it on hate and greed, or on infecting ourselves and others with love? © Norma Bobb-Semple 2023

Christmas

As we celebrate the birth of Christ let’s not forget the less fortunate, the castaways, the abused, and those who plant but can’t reap. Let’s us not forget those we call serfs, for without them there won’t be any food for us to gorge on. My wish for you is a basketful of thanksgiving. © […]

Losing

We lose all the time. We grow old, although that is a positive. Friends come and go. There are births and there are deaths. Seasons comes and goes. We have to celebrate all the seasons in our lives. Every situation is a teaching moment and we are all here to learn. © Norma Bobb-Semple 2022

Seasons

We all have our own seasons. Regardless of how much we plan there are going to be seasons of birth, death, joy and sadness. Letting go of our expectations and knowing that everything is only for a season would sustain us in our hour of need. We have to give thanks for every season in […]

Rebirth

Everyday offers us an opportunity to renew our lives. We aren’t caught in a chasm, we could bury our old habits and give birth to new ideals. Every ending has a new beginning. © Norma Bobb-Semple 2021

False Precepts

We know that this life will end regardless of how many years we live. In the meantime can we let other people live their lives without interference. If we couldn’t control our birth and we sure can’t change our ending, wouldn’t it benefit this earth and it’s inhabitants if we offer goodwill, peace, an end […]

Ah! A sigh of Relief

I was unhappy about the fact that people having been born had to die and I thought what a horrible life, why does birth have to end in death? Then I had a revelation that death was the only unifying force, for it plucked both the villain and the righteous. Also if there wasn’t death, […]

Oneness

We are all one, the inhabitants of this Universe whether we be humans or other sentient beings.  The life force flows through us all.  Our short life span is like the clock on New Year’s Eve that counts down until midnight, only in our case, our count down began at birth and there is no […]