A New Order of Things
Jan 02, 2009
In many ways, a new year is not significant in the continuum of time. By that, I mean one day is not any more significant than another in the grand scheme of things. On the other hand, we take…
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Nobody Else Here, No One Like Me
Dec 26, 2008
I’m special. That’s not a joke- it’s true. It’s not a statement of pride. There’s an upside and a downside to it, but I’m special, and that’s…
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The Ghost of Christmas
Dec 19, 2008
Christmas memories flood back this time of year. The excitement of past events warms our hearts, and the poignant sadness of long ago still hurts a little. Dan Fogelberg wrote of “that old,…
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So Long as We Have Hands to Clasp
Dec 12, 2008
It may be easy for Christmas to elude us. We’re reminded of it on every hand, yet we feel it less and less. Sometimes, I don’t even think I have time for it. It’s something else…
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If Only in My Dreams
Dec 05, 2008
You know, I’ve always been a dreamer. Since I was a child, my mind has wandered the fields of imagination. Once, an elementary school teacher of mine noted that fact to my parents. …
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Thank You. Thank You Very Much.
Nov 28, 2008
Gratitude doesn’t come easy. We all intend to be gracious and grateful, but it eludes us. So, we have to keep reminding ourselves. It may be that thankfulness runs opposite our basic…
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You Can’t Always Get What You Want
Nov 21, 2008
One of life’s great discoveries is finding out what we want. Seems a little strange since we begin grasping for things early and professing our displeasures whenever our wants are unmet. …
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What Love Is
Nov 14, 2008
“I’m not a smart man, but I know what love is.” So said Forrest to Jenny in one of my favorite movie scenes. Love is a basic human emotion and desire- to give and to receive. Like many…
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Don’t Bring Me Down
Nov 07, 2008
To the most advantaged, living is hard. To the disadvantaged, it can, at times, be unbearable. Since this is the common experience, it behooves us to be more understanding. More compassionate. …
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But, I’m Different
Oct 31, 2008
Isn’t it funny how everybody looks different? Many of us are people watchers to some extent. And while we are watching them- they are watching us. Doesn’t the variety of human manifestation…
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I Don’t Wanna Be
Oct 24, 2008
I sometimes wonder what it would be like to be another person. Now, this is not envy. It’s curiosity. What would it be like to have another person’s responsibilities? How does…
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Free Your Mind
Oct 17, 2008
I was sitting in the chair at Birdwell’s Barber Shop, lost in the 60s, when I saw it first. It was confusing, counter to previous experience and against my intuitive beliefs. I wouldn’t…
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The Way to Live
Oct 10, 2008
“I have finally found the way to live- in the presence of the Lord.” The man who penned these words is known worldwide for his successes, excesses and pain. A life of searching taught…
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The Lovers, the Dreamers and Me
Oct 03, 2008
Have you been half asleep and have you heard voices? I’ve heard them calling my name. I love to dream. Not the sleep-dream. The wide-eyed dream of wonder. The waking dream…
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A Touch of Grey Kinda Suits You Anyway
Sep 26, 2008
Time heals all wounds. Things get better with time. Give it time. Over and over, we are told that the answer to things is the passage of time. Yet, I don’t know anyone (except…
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I’ve Got a Hole in Me Now, I’ve Got a Scar I Can Talk About
Sep 19, 2008
In “Unforgiven”, Will Munny (Clint Eastwood’s character) says to a woman, “We’ve both got scars is all.” I don’t know anyone that can’t identify. Seems like everyone I meet…
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Life in the Fastlane
Sep 12, 2008
I’m always in a hurry. I know it doesn’t speak well of me as a balanced person. Everyone says, “Slow down.” Books have been written on deceleration. Reading those books takes…
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From Here to Eternity
Sep 05, 2008
Anyone who has watched “Shark Week” knows that those feared predators of the deep travel incessantly, sometimes covering staggering distances. They have to. Sharks keep water flowing over…
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I’m Cooler Online
Aug 29, 2008
Information about nearly anything or anybody is more available today than at any other time. Of course, the internet is greatly responsible for this, but all media and communications play a part,…
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It’s My Life…I Ain’t Gonna Live Forever
Aug 22, 2008
Have you ever tried to play a game when you didn’t know all the rules? It’s hard to do well, let alone win. Life is like that sometimes. I’ve tried to play the game of life not…
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I’m Not a Rock, I’m Not an Island
Aug 15, 2008
I have always been attracted to the antihero in media releases. The antihero is the loner that doesn’t conform to the expectations of the traditional or classic hero. He doesn’t play by…
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Free to Be…
Aug 08, 2008
Our nation and our world emphasize the right to freedom. It’s an ideal we all honor. Our hearts break for those living under oppression. Freedom, however, can be spoken of in many forms-…
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A Divine Moment
Jul 30, 2008
When God works, His actions are marvelous in our eyes. We wonder at what is accomplished, and we know that He alone has done it. We marvel. It has been written that one divine moment,…
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