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Moments Of Thought. . . .for us. . .
Moments of Thought. . . . In retrospect, everything becomes a moral decision. Some of us only learn this in our dotage when reflecting on how we lived our lives. ***** It is a vast classroom but the basic lesson is one of abandonment. Everyone knows abandonment. The hardest lesson to bring home is to…
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Thoughts For These Times. . .
Thoughts For These Times. . . . On this historic day let us remember. . . .what is hidden will surface and cannot be forever controlled. ***** Manipulation is the black boot sitting on the head. ***** He wondered aloud whether he should drop Philosophy. There is no other class worth the taking I…
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Differing Perspectives. . .
There are those who close their eyes to what it is they see because they know what they see will contradict what they choose to believe. ***** The look of innocence is the state of shock. That level where the soul has rested, the mind has stopped pursuing and spirit dares not delve deeper. *****…
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The Mind’s Residual. . . .
The Heavens open momentarily and close but the glimpses from the views linger and haunt one forever. **** The Self wills but the human spirit cannot be legislated. Statistics are meant to sell beer. ***** It is not the Mystery of Life which stunts man and does not beguile him to further thought. It is…
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What Keeps Us Awake. . . .
To stand straight need not be at the expense of an other’s fall. It can be because of one’s need to reach higher than one knows. ****** Facing one’s self in one’s declining years is a task best left to those who point to the kudos on the walls. They have something to point to…
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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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Touchstones. . .
The strength of man is in himself and not in an Other. ***** Knowing what to say is a social skill. Meaning takes the form of action in the heart. ***** The emotions generated by an event in one’s life hold a panoramic view of the entire life. To dislodge one sacred cow will diminish…
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When The Plough Seems Too Heavy. . . . .
Gleanings . . . If you do not intend to look back, remember to lift the plough. And sometimes the plough seems too heavy to lift but we push on anyway to find it is a joy and a privilege. ***** Always state the condition of the heart in preference to appearance. You will…
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Truisms. . . .
The heart will determine what the head sees and put into the eyes the meaning of it all. ***** Time is not of the essence, but quality of thinking is. For the thought was already a thing in process before the action cemented it. ***** By their actions you shall know them. By their actions…
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Skimming the Ethers. . .
Mother to child with expanding knowledge. . . ‘I don’t care in what lifetime you were Pope but in this life you clean up your own messes.. ! Now!!! ***** We clean our own doorstep before the children go out so that they do not step into the muck and mire we neglected to…