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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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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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Full Circle. . . .
I at first thought that everyone can do anything. But later realized that somewhere, someone has to show by example something that strikes home with another. A something that is meaningful to another. That will be of value to him or her. Then when something comes up there will be an instant where there will…
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Imagine. . .the godmen. . . .
Not many understand the full meaning of unconditional love. By being kind and thoughtful, loving and caring, can these be given without ulterior motive? To many these things given unconditionally speak of a people eater. To some this loving seems conditional because by loving so you intentionally will demand some kind of response. This…
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Life Anywhere Is Our Destiny. . . .
Life Anywhere Is Our Destiny. . . It is sweet breathing the elixir of rarified air and to be alive anywhere always is our destiny. Life is everlasting. We seem to forget that in the midst of making a living. It is necessary knowledge in making a life. The Master said suffer the little…
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Great Songs Will Be Sung. . . .
We need to come to a place now and again when it is necessary to find a mind matched to ours so we can for all purposes say all that is heavy on our hearts. With no explanation necessary because our route has been followed step by step; to hear the words, I…
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Sometimes From a Distance. . . .
Sometimes From a Distance. . . I recently told my readers that I would post the fisherman’s hat which I knit with thick and burly yarn. Aging plays havoc with arthritic fingers and new ways have to be found to do the things I once found great pleasure in doing. Or told myself that…
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The Great Ahhhhman. . . . .
Your Answers Will Be Sufficient. . . . The path to understanding the other is begun by understanding ourselves. When we begin the inward path to self knowledge, we can then view ourselves with compassion and then view others with compassion. All knowledge is applicable to the self. It is not worthy of the name…