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Today
I’m thankful for community. I’m thankful for friends. I’m thankful for people who want show me things and talk with me. I’m thankful for people…
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Funerals
I was talking with someone yesterday about funerals. She told me that she didn’t want to go to a funeral. She explained that she doesn’t…
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That’s a darn good beer(ish)
I courageously, inspiring, and nobly quit drinking alcohol nearly three years ago. (Ha! There’s a story there, not so noble or courageous in its origins,…
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Let ‘em fall, baby!
The implosion of the celebrity christian industrial complex continues with the dropping of more public figures. No surprises here. Thus sayeth the Lord… God told…
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The internet is rotting your brain
I was always an advocate for full information and full free expression. We should all have access to all of it. And all of us…
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We didn’t lose power. Sad.
They forecasted a big storm. Ice. Snow. Buried and stranded. We might lose power for days, even weeks. Dire warnings abounded. People remembered the ice…
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Scariest thing that has ever happened to me.
In fourth grade my younger brother and I were alone in the house. We heard noise and movement and had a strong sense that there…
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Addressing my ankle
Why do you still hurt? It’s been monthsand yet here you are— nay, years It’s been yearsand yet here you areplaguing me, sore, achy is…
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audience
i wrote you some poemsthe best i’ve ever written only you will ever see thema collection of holy secrets just for us
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things I’m considering doing as I face this thorny problem involving people and community
talk about it (have been doing that too much) take a walk (preferred option) ruminate, mull, weigh ignore, distract, be busy meditate, abide journal And…
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New site icon
I just changed the site icon for this site — the little graphic in the tab of the browser bar. It is a photo that…
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Email
I began using email about thirty years ago. That was back in the golden age of the internet, or the start of the golden age…
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swiss army knives
I had a Victorinox Swiss Army Knife as a kid, I’m sure. And I can remember getting one in my first year of marriage—I think…
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Nobo Bottle
I pre-ordered this bottle a while ago and didn’t start using it when it initially arrived, because I didn’t see where it fit in my…
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The joy of hiddenness
is a joy that I’ve been wanting to rediscover. I—perhaps we—are so oriented toward sharing, feedback, celebration… there’s something that’s been lost (I suspect!) that…
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Love is death
that occurred to me today while my pride was in the process of re-dying all over again because someone I love was unveiling their heart…
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The multitudes that I contain
so what if yesterday I said that but today I said this so what if the this and the that are in conflict, warring I’m…
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Pursue delight
I sometimes struggle with self-esteem and challenges of insecurity. I don’t think there’s an easy formula. But when I’m aiming at those things are that…
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Listening to people
you can learn a lot about their mind and heart and frame and story if you slow down and be present and listen but you…
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I do personal retreats 2x per year
this has become an essential practice for me: to reflect, breathe, refresh. 1-3 nights at a time. My view: we are better—for ourselves and everyone—when…