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Days 187-191 – A Shock While Peace Fishing
What a hilarious shock I got seeking serenity in my backyard. Monks & meditators catch Peace Fish every day. What do they understand that we do not? Continue reading
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Days 185-186 – Mindfulness
We are all journeying on planet Earth as pilgrims! When we reunite we join our spirits which gladdens both our worlds and smooths our pathways toward Heaven! Continue reading
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Days 179-184 – Portrait of Quicksilver
Science tells us what goes up must come down. Spirituality tells us what comes down must go up. The body’s destination is earth. The soul’s is heaven. The best portraits picture both – Erie Chapman Continue reading
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Days 177-178 Both Sides of Everything
It has been said “we live our life forward and understand it backward.” This is true as we look back over this challenging global pandemic, complex disasters amid a marathon of effort, grief, isolation, change and the multiple stresses faced… Continue reading
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Days 167-169 – “…the seam of glue that binds us”
What is that “seam of glue” that binds you to another? Does its strength ease your longing? Continue reading
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Days 163-167 An Awesome Place To Be
Shoulder Taps. How often to we listen to that small voice within? Especially when, this requires us to move outside of our comfort zone. We feel compelled… but we may hesitate and then dismiss the message. I can’t help… Continue reading
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Days 158-162 The Imagination Behind Gifts & the Journal’s 15th Anniversary
Gift giving can haunt us. It becomes easier when we note David Whyte’s counsel: “…it is the imagination behind the thought that counts, made tangible through gifts that find their definition through being twice blessed.” Continue reading
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Days 156-157 A Warm and Tender Hand
In Honor of All Caregivers “When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives mean the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share… Continue reading
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Days 151-155 Got Short Term Memory Loss?
Time for everyone to drop the phrase, “Senior Moment.” Seniors have more to remember because we’ve lived longer. Take comfort that occasionally forgetting names does not indicate a disease process. It means you are human. Continue reading
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Days 142-148 An Unstoppable Force: Part Two
Note: This is a continuation of a story about Lual Mayen that was published on the JSW on May 15th On one of Lual’s daily trips to the Internet Café, a friend introduced him to video games. Typical of video… Continue reading
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