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A Balanced Judgment. . .
Many Chances. . . I had written that it is a wonderful play on words when we are given a phrase and then run like the wind with it. I had written about ‘a sense of snow’ and someone with this sense can tell you many things when seeing a footprint in the snow and…
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An Observation. . .
Nowhere Else To Go. . . There are those who are quick to say that all of life consists of making choices. And choices are made many times. But what is not considered is that Conscience is a heavy determiner. There are circumstances that prevent choices and options are non existent. Commitment and responsibility…
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As I Watched. . .
My journal entry says it was a Tuesday when my world folded onto itself, the trees blending into oblivion and the screen folded onto itself. I was in a place as close to a cabin in the woods as I could be. I loved it. It seems I have been a recluse in…
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Apriori. . . the twig is (already) bent. . .
Apriori. . .the twig is bent. . . It’s a loaded question, this one of evolution. Ask anyone’s definition, they will either stutter or give an answer that barely touches the meaning. Mostly they will be arguing whether it is man-animal or animal-man we have in mind. Or they do. To confirm the statement…
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The Universe I Know. . . .
Sometimes things need to be repeated because the lesson has been worn and the fit now is less traumatic. On November 5th, 2013 USA TODAY had an article that the space observatory Kepler telescope had shown that about 8 billion stars in our galaxy had planets almost the size of Earth that could support…
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Crowded Into Minutes. . .
What I contribute to are more philosophical questions than most are interested in. More biblical inquisitions than I would go for answers. I don’t know but what there are few sources that I would find cogent or even unbiased. There are those who argue the universe is benign. I find myself venturing toward its…
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Another Matter of Trust . . .
There was a little exchange with an elder. I said, but you told me this and I believed you! That was your problem! was the retort. But why say it if it is not true? And then the paradigm spilling forth; ‘there is no one so gullible as the one who loves you!’ There was…
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A Time For Making Peace. . .
Our Prayer. . . When words have been shouted and have struck hearts forever changed, we gather our resources from within and count on Grace Given by thoughtful minds that harbor goodwill. We pray to what we hold highest and best that we meet challenges that bring the changes needed. And we do not discount…
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To Break The Waves, enough it is. . . .
After having been told a zillion times that no one would want my head, I have decided that I truly would not want anyone else’s head either. Because then I would not see the world that I love the way I do. I would not see the pine trickle of a branch pulling itself courageously…
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With A Promise. . .
Fortunate are those who walk with their cameras at the precise moment a sunset images the evening sky. And we are fortunate to have those photos in our libraries. Most fortunate are we who have the intent of the photographer rising at dawn to catch the morning sky in colors unmatched. Few are the…