I Want: Unrequited Love By Marcielle Brandler Marcielle in 2017 Psychologists often say that we draw to ourselves the abuse we experienced as children. There is more to it than that. It is not that we draw that to us. …

What Can I Do to Influence Society? by Marcielle Brandler I believe in taking action. It is fine to engage in long, deep conversations about what should be done to improve our country, but action gets things done, obviously. When I lived in Utah, a girl asked me where I…

By Marcielle Brandler One day, I threw the I Ching to get an answer to a very important question that I could not answer for myself. My sweetheart and my best friend had become lovers, all the people in my building were forced to move out, and my former sweetheart…

By Marcielle Brandler I’ve often heard stars in interviews say, “Oh, my dad gave me wonderful advice. He was my mentor. He always set such a good example for us kids.” I hear people at parties reminisce about happy memories of their elders who were wise and loving. I have…

Learning Level by Level by Marcielle Brandler When I was in my early thirties, I fell in love with an alcoholic. He was a poet, like myself. He was charming and well read. There was a tension in his personality which I found attractive. I suppose it was anger. …

Lessons which, I Hope Will Help You ©Brandler The Situation: It’s March 6, 2020. There has been talk of a virus called Corona. I am driving to my favorite hiking trail in Eaton Canyon, in Altadena, CA. I am off the road looking for a place to park. Everything turns black. Out…

Lessons which, I Hope Will Help You By Marcielle Brandler

By Marcielle Brandler The character called Odo on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, is a “changeling”, a being who can become anything he wants to; a tiny screw in a computer panel, a boulder, a table, or even another person. When he rests, he does so in a bucket in…

Learning Level by Level By Marcielle Brandler ��YS�� When I was in my early thirties, I fell in love with an alcoholic. He was a poet, like myself. He was charming and well read. There was a tension in his personality which I found attractive. I suppose it was anger…