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National Love Note Day

Today (09/26/2015) is National Love Note day, which leads me to the question: How do you write a note that encompasses all that you love and know and encompasses the vastness of relationships that accumulate across many years and venues. 

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Posted in Behavior, hope, Life, love

Buddhist thinking applied to politics

I have a daily practice of reading inspirational materials at the start of each day.  Recently I have been reading Buddhist offerings and many times I have wondered how the suggested behavior could be applied, and sometimes an offering strikes

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Posted in Behavior, existentialism, Humor, Politics, Prayer

Labor Day Celebration

I wonder if many of us reflect on why we celebrate this day in September.  To many it is a three day weekend that marks the end of summer and it is one last chance to escape the toils of

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Posted in Community, holidays, hope, labor, Politics

Trashy Behavior – Give me liberty and I give you litter

Title: Trashy Behavior – Give me liberty and I give you litter.” I find It interesting how our country has evolved since the concept “inalienable rights” was formed by the brave people who dared to pursue a course of independence

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Enjoyment of Housecleaning

When I dust the photographs on our shelves and walls, I dance with the fond memories of you.

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Evolving Relationships

This quote from T.S. Eliot’s play “The Cocktail Party” has stimulated my thinking for many of you with whom I have connected via Social Media. “We die to each other daily. What we know of other people is only our

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Posted in Answers, existentialism, Friendship, Life, nostalgia, Questions

Journey to the center of my mind

In my existential search for enlightenment and meaning it seems to me that the only universe that I could possibly comprehend is the one that resides between my ears. Of course some folks who know me well may argue that

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High octane vehicles & a delusional thought for the day

Today as I was riding my bicycle, I was passed by some luxury cars with state of the art features and high performance engines such as a Mercedes Benz, a Lexus, a BMW and so forth. I thought to myself

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Flowers and roots

I have never done much gardening before.  However, now that I am more engaged in my yard work and I embark upon the effort to upgrade our yard’s flower beds I have discovered fascinating roots.  Where do they come from? 

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Caution to politicians running on a religious platform

Why do some politicians think their views, opinions, thoughts, and governing methods are immutable?  I know that my own personal growth is a result of challenging those concepts that were, at one time, perceived by me to be immutable.  Through

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