Monthly Archives: January 2013

Essay. What goes up…

Well, I am once again proving that what goes up, will come down. I think we’ve done very well as a family in dealing with the unexpected and the sad, but I have struggled consciously to feel balanced, let alone … Continue reading

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Essay. Why forgive?

Forgive others, Not because they deserve forgiveness, But because you deserve PEACE. This saying caught me up short, as my grandmother would say: Anger and its long-term companion, bitterness, are incredibly destructive. I’ve known periods where I got so caught … Continue reading

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Essay. The fire within

A little while ago I posted on my Facebook page that “You should never look for something external to bring you happiness or peace. You should find both within yourself.” I am far from the first person to realize this … Continue reading

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Thought for a gray Winter day

Quiet Saturday here. You don’t realize how much you count on the structure of therapy sessions and meals to get you through the day, until a day like this one comes along. My only therapy session was right after breakfast, … Continue reading

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Essay. From here to eternity.

I left home at 5 in the morning on 6 November to have surgery to fix the spinal disc that been injured in the spring. I knew — and I remember— reading and signing the consent form that listed possible … Continue reading

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Essay. Cheating… again

Cheating is being discussed on almost every American news channel today: Lance Armstrong, whose win record in cycling was matched for decades only by rumors that he was using performance enhancing drugs, has apparently admitted that he did cheat— in … Continue reading

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Essay. Forgive and Forget.

When I was a child, my mother and father frequently told us to forgive and forget when we brought up a quarrel or supposed insult at school. I don’t remember many of those quarrels any more, so I must have … Continue reading

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