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I used to love that phrase. Taken from a play I do not recall anything else about. I still like to say it. It occurred to me earlier today that this relentless pain and unhappiness I am feeling the past…
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Milestones and other hard things –
April 1st 1996 I quit smoking. I am still a non-smoker. Although I have been told a few times, when drinking too much, I took a drag or two. Still, eleven years of not smoking. April 4th 2007, 10 months…
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Hey God, it’s me.
I another life time, world, in a body I do not recall at all, I was privileged enough to attend a parochial school. Christian of the Lutheran flavor. At the time I was a pretty solid believer and had eyes…
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The bright side?
OK, some freaking optimist once said, every dark cloud has a silver lining, or some treacle sweet crap like that. Maybe it was a show tune or early version motivational poster. Not matter, the bright part of any dark cloud…
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Knock Knock?
How fast does a though occur? Where does it start, get all it parts and pieces, to put itself together and invade the gray matter? Give itself form and with that, give itself meaning, strength. Power. How does something without…
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3 for 3 and still surprised
Three years (+/- a few days) ago, a Maundy Thursday, an man placed his right hand on my left shoulder, leaned forward so close out hair and foreheads lightly touched. He prayed for me. Or, is it ‘over’ me? It…
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I gotta note!
OK, it’s official. I am depressed. Well shoot. Maybe not anymore. Hard to tell the difference at this point. This may take some ‘splainin’. Comfy? OK – long ramble of for no apparent reason. I may actually touch on that…
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Wheat free eating –
Let me begin with this – I have a final tomorrow and not much confidence in the outcome. I should be studying for it but my brain has turned to mush. That is a warning. What comes next may not…
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Is poise the word?
It’s 7:15 am. I’m in a room with about 100 people. A young woman has been asked to read a page from a book. It is about six paragraphs, 14 point type, laminated page. I’ve heard it many times and…
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9 months
Hm. So this is 9 months. Not such a big deal. I’ve had a long week with lots of doubt, speculation, some confusion and anger. I have spent time wondering about why and where I am in “the process” –…
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