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Stay in the Moment
As I was walking my pup the other day in sunny Pennsylvania, I was mulling over life and recent events. My mind wandered to everything from the uncertainty I was feeling about the future to how I would navigate the rest of this road trip with a dog who doesn’t like cars to artificial intelligence…
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Adjust the Sails
To manage expectations, I do not know how to maneuver a sailboat. I am also on a roadtrip, not on a sailboat. I am, however, a huge fan of being out on the water or at the beach so perhaps there is room for that. Sailing sounds wonderful as long as there is someone else…
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The Great Adventure
Recently, I have been contemplating taking a road trip westward with my little pup. Like me, he’s not really a pup anymore; that’s simply a term of endearment for the faithful four-legged companion of eight years who follows me everywhere. Everywhere, that is, that doesn’t involve very long trips in the car. He is not…
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The Good Thing About Friday
The good thing about Friday is not an upcoming spring recess. Nor is it a long holiday weekend, or dinner with family on Easter Sunday. These are all good things, but Good Friday is so much more. Christ was crucified nearly two thousand years ago after living a human life of about thirty years which…
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Mystery Fruit
“We brought some date bread. Would you like a slice?” So, the conversation began. I was still a little hungry after dinner. The bread looked delicious, but the fruit did not look like dates. It actually looked more like Greek olives so I expected it to be savory. When I smelled the bread however, it…
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A Heart Set Free
For a long time, my heart blamed you for everything that happened between us even as my head told me I had shared responsibility for the breakup. Anger, pride, selfishness, and impatience led to hurtful words, loss of relationship and mutual abandonment. I rarely spoke about it then, and I rarely do now. At the…
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A Reflection on Grieving
In university, I read many books considered classics in French literature. One of them was Albert Camus’ existential novella, L’Etranger (The Stranger). The work begins dramatically with a profound announcement delivered by the main character, “Aujourd’hui, Maman est morte” (or in English, “Mom died today”). Camus’ main character, Meursault, shows no sadness or emotion over…
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A Lazy Summer Day
This might sound a little odd, but there are two things that I have consistently wanted throughout my life. One is a rocking chair, and the other is a hammock. The desire for other things has come and gone, but the desire for these two things has stubbornly persisted. I think that somehow, they have represented…
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Dancing Shoes
Recently, I went to a good friend’s wedding. It was the kind of wedding you would never want to have missed, and I am grateful I was able to attend. It was the kind of joyful celebration that stays with you for several days after. At least it did for me. First things first; I…
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Hiding Out
I see you hiding out there in the grass. Who or what are you hiding from little one? You were so well camouflaged; I nearly missed you as I walked by that evening. It was like you were trying to blend into the grass so as not to be noticed. Why are you hiding out?…
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in heartbreak and in hope 