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Days 310-314 – Glimpses of Heaven
If my occasional glimpses of heaven are true there is no reason to fear dying. In fact, free of worldly suffering it will be good to see you through the afterlife lens. Since I will likely depart before you &… Continue reading
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Days 301-305 – “Tell of the storm-tossed man…”
Tennyson put the right words into Ulysses’s mouth: “Come now, friends, ’tis not too late to seek a newer world.” Time to further engage hard-won learning to craft meaning that transforms the status quo. Something that enriches beauty, light & love… Continue reading
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Days 287 – Are We Gifts from God?
As a child of God you are also a gift from God to the world. How have you unwrapped that gift & given the contents to others? How will you do that today in ways that will change both you… Continue reading
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Days 282-286 – Your Truest Voice
Frank Sinatra, Jr. (a classmate in the early 1950s) so successfully mimicked his dad’s voice that he never found his own. So many of our truths are drowned because we are afraid to speak them. The greatest value of an… Continue reading
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Days 275-279 – Impressions
The early impressionist painters taught us to see differently. Impressionism can also teach caregivers that every patient offers a surface impression hiding countless layers of humanity. Healing is a vast abstract painting. Learning its secrets requires deep devotion. Continue reading
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Days 268-272 – “Room at the Top of the World”
Our “room at the top of the world” is not a thousand miles away but within – or not at all. I have found mine & I ain’t comin’ down. Continue reading
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Days 261-265 “Three Identical Strangers”
You do not have to see “Three Identical Strangers.” But if do you will never forget it because you will be changed. Continue reading
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Days 253-257 – 5 Milligrams
The right words, music or scenery can bring as much relief physically as can a drug. But, given the choice, most of us pick drugs when seeking relief. Continue reading
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Days 246-250 – The Angel of Legacy
Kindnesses bloom whether or not we know the identity of the planter. When the angel comes to lift you from this earth what legacy will she whisper to those that remain? The answer turns not only on what we have done… Continue reading
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Days 239-243 – The Wings of Song
Birds are the only beings that can both sing & fly. We can learn from them that singing is a form of flying & thus we, too, can soar. Continue reading
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