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A Walk in the Woods
Today was a perfect day for a spring walk. It was about 60 degrees in Wisconsin and sunny a day before we’re scheduled to be under the threat of rain for the rest of the week. Last year, due to … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, cancer, Christians, circles, community, cycles, death, deer, desert, eagles, energy, heart, Heaven, hike, humanity, land, landscapes, life, light, love, nature, plants, prairie, rain, rebirth, reincarnation, seasons, soul, spirit, spirtuality, tree, tundra, universe, walk, Wisconsin, woods
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Peace on Earth
In the Christian tradition this is among the holiest of eves. But one does not have to be a Christian to appreciate the man of peace who was Jesus. If one simply takes him at face value, as a man … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, arms, believers, Bible, borders, Buddhists, Christian, Christmas, Gandhi, generosity, glory, God, Golden Rule, hearts, Hindus, humanity, Iraq, Jesus, Jesus wept, kill, kindness, love, Martin Luther King Jr., Mexico, Mohammed, Muslims, Nelson Mandela, Nigeria, Pakistan, patriotism, peace, Somalia, spirit, Sudan, Syria, teachers, unbelievers, understanding, United States, war, weapons, Yemen
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Conversation
Yesterday my mother was both lucid and unintelligible, moving back and forth between a woman who seemed to perfectly understand the world around her and another person who looked around not even sure of where she was. She was older … Continue reading
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Tagged body, deah, dementia, father, life's end, love, Mom, mother, siblings, son, soul, spina bifada, spirit
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Something Larger
Years ago when I first stood at the rim of the Grand Canyon I could not help but be struck by the realization of my own smallness in the world. The existential and agnostic aspects of my personality could easily take something like … Continue reading
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Tagged ahimsa, energy, faith, God, Grand Canyon, greater being, greater power, Michigan, nature, Niagara Falls, Old Faithful, spirit, spirituality, William Blake
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From Darkness Moving into Light
Here I am in the middle of the night, in the middle of the dark. I cannot sleep because my dreams were crushed and recycled as a nightmare. Still I know I must eventually rest and I know I will awaken in … Continue reading
A Single Bluebird 