by Abbe Rolnick | Sep 10, 2026 | Abbe's Notes
BarteringTell me the difference betweenSharing, giving, buying, and loaning.Transactions that end or continue.Where in all of this is value:Of the purchase, the person, the trust?When we barter, we become stewardsOf long-term relationshipsFor how else, can an object...
by Abbe Rolnick | Sep 3, 2026 | Abbe's Notes
An Experience becomes a Good StoryOnce I sunk into a snowdriftMy father tells the crowd.The punch line: she was so smallThat only her voice gave her away.Once I lived without electricity or running water,My children thought I went to school in a horse and buggy.I...
by Abbe Rolnick | Aug 27, 2026 | Abbe's Notes
Tune out, Tune In, Let go, Move, Dance, CreateI watch a bird fly byI notice a heart shaped rockI bend down to follow a row of antsA dog has left a present on the sidewalkAll these are outside of meCrossing my pathDistinct beings, born into existenceAs is the man who...
by Abbe Rolnick | Aug 26, 2026 | Abbe's Ruminations
You can’t give what you never received Abbe’s Ruminations August 2026 When asked why someone doesn’t do something, ask yourself if that person knows better, has been shown your way or a different way. The period in which we were raised, and the economics of that time...
by Abbe Rolnick | Aug 20, 2026 | Abbe's Notes
It’s been ages since…I’ve lived in on the East CoastHaving ventured to an islandAnd settled on the West Coast.It’s been ages since…I’ve lived with anotherSharing the same bedThe same memoriesIt’s been ages since…I’ve eaten meatWell done, end cutsHeavy on my...
