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Look…He’s Blushing
My wife and I were invited to a fundraising dinner with the offer to sit at the sponsored table of a very successful businessman. At …
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Danger: Thin Ice
People love a good rescue story. How can you not? The distressed person or people, in a seemingly hopeless situation, saved through the brave, often ...
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Why or What?
“I know this life is a strange thing Can’t answer all the “whys” Tragedy always finds me Taken again by surprise”– -From “Love Will Find ...
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Mindful Eating This Holiday Season
The end is near! Not the end – at least I hope not, although across the globe this year has been (another) rough one. But ...
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Haroo
Abraham Lincoln is credited with the saying, “You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.” Seems simple enough—just do it — take ...
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Fear for Tears
Award winning author Marilynne Robinson, in her book Home, has a character that laments that tears are so readily visible, that she would have preferred that God ...
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The Cost of Contentment
I know it’s a waste, but it’s only $2.00 and fun to pretend–so no big deal. But then, as I pass the Mega Millions billboard, ...
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Flawed
I had the good fortune of celebrating my 50-somethingth birthday this month. The best part of that day was having the opportunity to speak meaningfully ...
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Help, I’ve Fallen
It’s probably been decades since the first commercial for one of those medical alert devices hit the television air waves. The scene goes something like ...
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No Reason
Take cheer my friend, everything happens for a reason! Wait—What? Really? Every car accident, job loss, bankruptcy, divorce, broken friendship, injury, cancer diagnosis, loss of ...
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Did You Hear? Conversational Culture Clash
I’m a Karmann Ghia. Like the car sold by Volkswagen until the early 1970’s which had a German chassis and mechanicals, but with Italian styling, ...
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I See You
David…I see you. These are some of the kindest words ever spoken to me. Several years ago I was asking a longtime family friend who ...
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New Years in September
The start of the New Year has long since passed, and no doubt some of those January 1 resolutions have collected a thick layer of ...
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Do You Mind
Light gently filled my eyes as my heavy lids were wooed open by the sound of rustling in the tent next to mine. Then more ...
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Dr. GPS
I’m not gonna lie, I miss the olden days. Not in the same way most mean when they say this. I miss something I never ...
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That’s More Like It
We were midway through the scoreless first period of the wrestling match and I could feel my body beginning to loosen, to gain speed and ...
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The Olympics of Life: Gold or Nothing?
The Anticipated Games There’s no shortage of impact from the global pandemic our world has endured. Due to COVID-19, the “2020” Summer Olympics are ...
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Suicide Hurts
The Unanswered Message I missed the initial call. But when my phone rang a second time immediately after at 6:50 AM on a Saturday morning, ...
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A Case for Crying
The smell of earth filled every gasping breath as I slid face-first across the ground; muddy ooze flowing over the face mask of my bulky ...
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