Social Commentary
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Charity
A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes Charles Spurgeon Over the past few weeks I’ve written about faith and hope. I think the virtue of charity is worth considering. By this I mean the theological virtue where by we not only love God, but love…
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Art’s Influence
Oh, some as soon would throw it all As soon a part away. And some will say all sorts of things, But some mean what they say. Robert Frost If you are looking for me on a Monday afternoon you will find me downtown at the Central Library. In the basement, surrounded by stacks of…
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Holiday Self-care
Have patience with all things. But, first of all with yourself. Francis de Sales An article I saw about slowing down, a message citing holiday fatigue, a blog post from my friend, Barb, titled Permission to Rest. I’ve learned when God whispers in my ear it’s a good idea to listen. It’s the holidays and no…
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For Whom The Bell Tolls
Never send to know for whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee. John Donne Some of you may recognize this photo from a prior post. I am drawn to it, again and again. It is the site of a wedding reception, we attended, held in an orchard. I fantasize about Thanksgiving dinner set here…
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Celebrating the Holidays
The season when to come and when to go, To sing or cease to sing, we never know. Alexander Pope The title of the sculpture in this photo is actually, “I See What You Mean.” Interesting, because I’ve never heard it called anything but, “The Blue Bear”. I took the photo from my son’s condo,…
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Quiet Dignity
Dignity does not consist of possessing honors, but in the consciousness that we deserve them. Aristotle What I write for this blog is, on occasion, decided for me. In today’s case it was determined by two events. The first was a meditation I listened to this morning by Jeff Warner titled, Quiet Dignity. The second…
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Capturing Time
“I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo. “So do I, ” said Gandalf, “and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us” J.R.R. Tolkien It’s…
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A Great Lady
All of us hope that our choices and our actions will make a little sweeter those rooms we enter, those worlds we move through, those lives we touch, those people and places we leave behind us. It is, in a way, our small gesture toward immortality, our little message to the universe. It says, “I…
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The Juggler
Most of us have trouble juggling. The woman who says she doesn’t is someone whom I admire but have never met. Barbara Walters When I was working full-time along with taking care of my family, home and what seemed like a million other responsibilities, I dreamt of juggling multitudes of balls around and around in…
Aging with Grace 