Aging
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Expectations
Expect the unexpected. Oscar Wilde A row of Locusts line the avenue in front of our condo. They are quite large and produce a number of bright green leaves every spring. Until this year, when the tree directly in front of our window displayed several bare branches. While all the trees surrounding it showcase an…
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Seasons
It struck him that the seasons sometimes gain by being brought into the house, just as they gain by being brought into painting, and into poetry. The hand, fastidious and bold which selected and placed – it was that which made the difference. In Nature there is no selection. Willa Cather Tomorrow, I am looking…
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Searching for Truth
Perhaps the truth depends on a walk around the lake. Wallace Stevens My process for writing my blog post each week is always the same. I approach it as though I were a journalist. On Wednesday, I write a rough draft and the next day I polish it and post it by the Thursday deadline.…
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Past is Present
You must learn some of my philosophy. Think only of the past as its remembrance gives you pleasure. Jane Austen , Pride and Prejudice While cleaning out some files, I ran across a few old photos I hadn’t looked at in years. It sent me into a time portal. Once again seeing people and places…
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Grace
Angels are bright still, though the brightest fell. Though all things foul would wear the brows of grace, Yet Grace must still look so. Macbeth, William Shakespeare How things appear and how they actually are can vary greatly. During a recent luncheon, the subject of my blog came up. When I offered the title, the…
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My Shadow
I have a little shadow that comes and goes with me, And what can be the use of him is more than I can see. Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Lewis Stevenson’s shadow seems harmless enough. A shadow can be something more complex as in, The Shadows of the Past”, the second chapter of J.R.R. Tolkien’s, The…
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A Work in Progress
You are allowed to be both a masterpiece and a work in progress simultaneously. Sophia Bush I heard this Sophia Bush quote in a meditation. It confirms what we all know. Life is complicated. There are no easy answers. I’ve been reading, The Book of Joy, by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu…
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Giving Thanks
Those who are not grateful soon begin to complain of everything. Thomas Merton People sometimes ask how I decide what I will write about in my weekly posts. It depends on the day. It can be something I’ve already written or in this case, inspired by a morning walk. This is a photo of my…