Paul Cotter
Taking Off
Next week, we’re leaving for a long-awaited journey to the Normandy and Brittany regions of France. My anticipation, you could say, is...
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Paul Cotter
- Aug 13
- 2 min
Play Time
As I walked through the playground in an Uptown Charlotte park, I was struck by the unbridled joy of the children at play: running,...
Paul Cotter
- Aug 6
- 2 min
Tangled
It’s easy to get wrapped up in things in a way we never intended. When that happens, it can be difficult (and sometimes impossible) to...
Paul Cotter
- Jul 15
- 1 min
The Dead Lizard
As temperatures in Charlotte hit the mid-90s last week, our upstairs air conditioning unit broke down in the middle of the night. A check...
Paul Cotter
- Jun 5
- 2 min
Inseparable
I hadn’t thought about my old childhood friend in a long time. It’s been almost 60 years since we last hung out together. Over the years,...
Paul Cotter
- Apr 30
- 2 min
The Seductive Call of Likes
You may have noticed that I don’t have the “Likes” feature activated on my blog – which means you can’t give my posts a thumbs-up to show...
Paul Cotter
- Apr 17
- 2 min
The Whisper
SHHHHHHHHHH! Let your mind go quiet. Listen. When we do, we can tap into a source of creativity that’s far beyond anything we can...
Paul Cotter
- Mar 27
- 1 min
The Laundry Lesson
Many years ago, I heard some words of wisdom that have always stayed with me. They came from Joe Crowley, co-owner of the Crowley Webb...
Paul Cotter
- Mar 20
- 2 min
Unity and Variety
I've always wondered: why do so many people want others to be exactly like them? They won’t be happy unless everyone else looks like...
Paul Cotter
- Mar 6
- 1 min
Returning to the Source
As I photographed this beach in Southern California, I was mesmerized by the water pouring into the inlet and then withdrawing back into...
Paul Cotter
- Jan 31
- 1 min
The Call of the Shell
Have you ever found yourself pulled like a magnet to certain things in life? Maybe it’s a career path that beckoned, or a destination you...
Paul Cotter
- Jan 24
- 1 min
A Closer Look
What do you see in this picture? A heart? A face? Can you tell what this object is? Is it large like a tree trunk? Is it small like a...
Paul Cotter
- Dec 18, 2023
- 1 min
A Holiday Message
With the holidays in full swing and 2023 drawing to a close, I wanted to take a moment to thank you for visiting Paul's Reflections. The...
Paul Cotter
- Nov 8, 2023
- 2 min
What We See
An interesting thing happened when I photographed Hickory Nut Falls at Chimney Rock State Park last week. This 404-foot falls, located...
Paul Cotter
- Oct 14, 2023
- 1 min
The Beacon
We all have a beacon that we follow — something that guides us on our life journey and helps us reach our chosen destination, just as...
Paul Cotter
- Oct 2, 2023
- 1 min
Disappointment into Delight (Part One)
We’ve all had times when things didn’t go our way. You know what I’m talking about: those times when our expectations were as high as the...
Paul Cotter
- Sep 19, 2023
- 1 min
The Stomping Sleepwalkers
This is an incident that baffled me. Bonnie and I had just walked down a steep flight of wooden steps to reach this waterfall in Nova...
Paul Cotter
- Sep 15, 2023
- 1 min
A Rainstorm Story
It was raining that morning in Peggy’s Cove, Nova Scotia. I don’t mean drizzling. I mean really raining – coming down in torrents, with...
Paul Cotter
- Sep 8, 2023
- 1 min
The Journey
We’ve returned from our trip to Nova Scotia, and what a trip it was. We saw spectacular falls roaring with water after a heavy rain;...
Paul Cotter
- Jul 18, 2023
- 1 min
Big Things, Little Things
I have some news to share. About a month ago, I learned that I have a type of blood cancer called myelodysplastic syndrome. With the...
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