Roger Williams in an Elevator connects our culture, freedom, and elevators to the life and legacy of Roger Williams. - www.rogerwill.com

Happy Thanksgiving 2022

11/24/2022

I'm thankful for the many learning processes available, so people can choose which process or processes they prefer. The different kinds of learning referenced in Paw Learning Mazes include analysis, writing, reading, speaking, listening, typing, seeing, smelling, tasting, financial literacy, STEM (science, technology, engineering, math), history, VARK (visual, aural, read/write, kinesthetic), multi-modal, HCI (human-computer interaction), and using one's hands or paws to create things. One example of learning is to listen to music while writing. I love to write poetry while listening to music. I know some other people prefer to have a quiet environment.

Freedom to Shop

4/17/2022

I love to go shopping, especially in malls. I like the freedom of being able to go to different stores in one place. I also like to exercise by walking around and looking at different items. Even though I often don't buy anything, I still love to look at and compare possible items to buy in different stores. I sometimes think to myself, "If I were rich, would I really buy that item?"

The Freedom to Choose a Kind of a Mask

12/25/2021

I know many people think of having to wear masks in a very negative way. However, masks can also be creative and fun. This is why I enjoy wearing cat masks at my author events. The photo on the left side of this blog posting shows my entire display. The other picture shows one of the signs that I used for a part of my display, so people would know that I was being creative with my cat mask.

Thankful for Freedom to Choose from Different Paths

11/25/2021

The mazes of life are really a lot of fun, especially when we have our pets and other animals to help us. My new book of poetry, Paw Dream Mazes, has twenty-four mazes. All of the poems, in addition to the maze poems, have some kind of dream content with animals and people connecting together within their dreams and their realities. The dreamers include people, animals, and aliens from space. A maze presents different paths. Instead of having to just go down one path, we can choose whichever path we want. The maze poems are interesting to look at and read.

Freedom to Scratch Furniture

4/4/2021

I'm so happy sometimes to have old, falling apart, scratched-up furniture. If I had expensive furniture, then I'd get upset whenever my cats scratched things. I think my cats also love my cheap, old furniture. They have freedom to scratch whatever they feel like scratching. They love scratching some of my furniture, in addition to their scratching posts.

Freedom with Masks

12/25/2020

I love to have so much freedom in my life. Even with the coronavirus impacting my life, I still have a lot of freedom. While I often wear a mask to protect myself and other people, I have the freedom to choose a mask that I love. My cats also love their freedom. Even though they are actually indoor cats, they still have a lot of toys to play with, different kinds of food items that they love, a home set up for cats, and a lot of attention from me and other family members. My cats never leave the house, except for their annual vet visits. When I took one of my cats to the vet in August, I actually wore one of my cat masks. My cat obviously hated going to the vet, but she loved looking at my face. She also loved when she was able to leave her cage and step out into her home again.

Freedom to Drive

11/26/2020

I love to have the freedom to drive my car. Even when traffic is bad or I'm stopped at a red light, I sometimes love the extra time to just relax, listen to music, and look at the scenery. I also often turn on the cruise control, so I do not have to worry about whether or not I'm speeding, but can instead just enjoy the experience.
While driving, I occasionally need to follow directions from my phone. I usually know where I am going to, though, and enjoy choosing roads that have nice scenery and stop signs, rather than a lot of red lights.

Freedom to Paint

7/3/2020

My house is tiny, old, and not worth very much. I often say that I am a "home owner," but the bank actually owns it. I also obviously need to pay taxes, insurance, upkeep costs, etc. On the plus side, I love having the freedom to paint the walls in whatever way I want to. The picture in this blog posting is from one of the walls in my living room, which I sponge painted. When my kids were living at home, I also let them paint their walls and decorate their rooms however they wanted to. If I were renting my house, I would probably be told "no" in reference to sponge painting.
Whenever anything needs repairs, I have the freedom to choose from different options. For example, I can replace floor tiles with ones that I like. I can also do such things as plant tomatoes, peppers, squash, and other plants in my backyard, instead of having just grass and flowers that are chosen by someone else. I'll soon be sponge painting at least one other room in my house.

Freedom to Eat Chocolate

6/7/2020

Because I'm an ex-smoker and love to snack on food items, I obviously need to be careful not to eat too much food. To stay healthy and to continue to have the freedom to eat chocolate, I've been slowly losing weight by exercising and by limiting my amount of chocolate to very small portions. I've been doing things like only having one or two teaspoons of chocolate ice cream, only having one piece of chocolate candy, and only having about two tablespoons of chocolate cake. I also am eating a lot of vegetables, so when I have dessert, I'm already feeling filled up.

Freedom of Speech

4/5/2020

While creating and updating my author and book websites is a lot of work, I love the freedom to say what I want to say. Whenever I write about a topic, I actually learn more about my thoughts and feelings about that topic. Writing Banking on Dreams helped me to understand more about the meanings of my dreams and connections to my memories. Writing Mayflower Dreams resulted in my more knowledge about how our history connects to our present lives. Writing Roger Williams in an Elevator helped me to know more about personal and community freedom. Writing Unhidden Pilgrims resulted in more understanding about religious freedom. Writing Holidays Amaze and Amazing Holiday Paws helped me to understand more about many topics, including animals, poetry’s connection to music, and our love for holidays.