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Standard for Common Measure. . . .
This is one of those times when life calls for a time out to let the eternal hold sway to be appreciated. We let loose the hold that events have on us and just let life have its way. Our mental balance demands it and our relationships require it. It is enough to catch…
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Angels We Have Heard. . . private time. . . .
Can we make the snowman now, the little one asked. Almost time, I said, almost time. Well, he said, when will it be the right time? And I asked him to think about it. He was still for a minute and then asked me what I meant. Well, I said, there is a right…
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No Place To Go. . .
I was told that what is done for one will be done for all. Meaning for me that when one does something unusual or different, the potential exists then for all. And this is how progress becomes a sure thing for civilization. Evolution takes a step, sometimes a baby step, but it is forward.…
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In Thanksgiving. . .Because it is. . .
Sometimes I look upon past work and see a new perspective, a new meaning. And sometimes I cannot remember the person I was who wrote the poem or prose. It is someone who has made up a portion of who I am and I bring her to the work I read today. And I am…
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I Will Speak. . . .
I Will Speak. . . I sometimes envy those who chose to come to this Earth having adopted a religion or a way of life to concentrate on what lessons needed to be learned or just to enjoy life. It is only delaying what must be done eventually, and that is to confront the history…
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Interdependent . . . The Art of Being Human. . . .
What I have read and heard of independence makes me think I must negate a life of work which I thought meaningful but not in the currency of the day. It seems we lost our sense of interdependency and community and our sense of belonging to the human race. It is evidenced daily by…
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With Knees Bent. . . .
With Knees Bent. . . . There are those who have learned the ways of the world but neglected to learn the lessons that might have led to the same conclusions with understanding. ***** In the midst of agonies, there is the absurdity. But to carry the absurdity past its point, belabors it. *****…
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Hone the Diamond, Light the Candle. . . .Vote!
What I need to say are words that will convey the importance of the privilege we will let pass if we do not get people to their feet and lower the lever on the machine that will give them a future. Yet. How not to give away the chance to make a difference as…