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A Lesson In Strawberries. . . .
A Lesson In Strawberries. . . ( I awakened one recent morning in conference with someone who said it was again time for the article on the lesson in strawberries. Several years ago it was printed in The Detroit Free Press and has since been reprinted several times. A man appeared at my door the…
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An Evergreen For Your Heart. . .
(I falter dreadfully. There was more violence in a school this week. I say that I will make another ocean with tears that do not stop. I cannot write nor put up a heart with a rip up the middle again. Cannot sew it up again. Then I read that someone pulled up a bygone…
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To Learn. . .the purpose of life. . .
I spent two days of non stop rereading Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean Auel recently. When the book first came out it did not have the effect on me that rereading did. I came away from it this time as I did with Doris Lessing’s Shikasta series, that everything in life has to…
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Conscience. . .the heart’s authority. . .
By My Heart’s Authority . . It was after our David left this Earth that I went back to classes at the University. I was taking a class in English Lit when the professor and I were in a discussion about religion and he said that no doubt religion was a great help to me…
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The Who Of A Mystic. . .
The Who Of a Mystic . . . Daddy, daddy don’t hit him! He is my brother! I screamed and my father was confused because he was protecting my life and my brother was out to kill me. I was the younger sister who craved the balsam to squash with my teeth and his was…
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We Are Common Knowledge. . . to grow up. . .
When one desires to lead as an example one’s peers, one assumes a countenance of leadership. One has studied and served in various capacities throughout one’s life to ably serve fellowman so that they will be free to progress in whatever area they require. One does not play games with futures of people and have…
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A Time In The Heart. . .
It never occurred to me before. As often as I said that this is a classroom of a first order, and we must keep it not only for ourselves but for those to come, it just never occurred to me that it was the purpose of the…
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To Sweep Clean My Father’s House. . .
I Am Not Finished. . . When I was a girl I learned only because I hung onto my anger (as fuel for my work) that I could find the energy to continue with what was demanded and not give up. This is what keeping on with keeping on means to me. Anger ( used…
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Centuries To Arrive. . . .
Centuries to get here . . . . There are those of us who are sensitive to our inmost thoughts and often we consider them nightmares. A favorite writer tells of his dreams that leave him unanchored. They take his equanimity and disable him. Like his, my journey for years left me with events that…
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The Sexual Revolution. . .
The Sexual Revolution . . . With all that is coming out and many falling from grace, I want to add some thought to what is happening. After a lifetime of building a philosophy because I felt bereft from birth without one, I have studied on a daily basis and have come to some conclusions. …