My dad died in 2002, and I don't have any kids, so Fathers Day, other than as a time for some introspection, has diminished in value for me over the years.
Today, however, my mother, one of my brothers, and I had a unique experience....we had brunch with my nephew and his wife and their four month old daughter. The nephew and family live in the Chicago area, and were passing through our neck of the woods on their way home. We met up in the city to the south of us.
This was…
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The man looked into the mirror and saw staring back at him a handsome, youthful gentleman with flowing black hair, flawless skin, broad shoulders, and washboard abs. This was notable, especially in light of the fact that the man was way past his prime, graying and balding, with liver spots, toothpick arms and legs and a belly that almost reached his knees. Still, his image of himself continued to favorably embellish what his eyes saw in the mirror, and he smiled…
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The Gift of Life
Whatever is in our life now is unfolding in a perfect loving way. There is a cosmic plan for each and everyone of us, a perfect design of the Cosmic Mind.
In the morning, everything is new.
The day's blank slate lies before me,
ready for my writing.
May it be words of beauty I write.
May it be deeds of grace I do.
May it be thoughts of joy I think.
All the Holy Ones, Listen;
this is what I pray.
Great Spirits of the Four Realms,
Holy…
And Joy is Everywhere;
It is in the Earth's green covering of grass;
In the blue serenity of the Sky;
In the reckless exuberance of Spring;
In the severe abstinence of gray Winter;
In the Living flesh that animates our bodily frame;
In the perfect poise of the Human figure, noble and upright;
In Living;
In the…
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Maybe there is another world out there running right along side this one.
And maybe you and I have been there for a long time......holding hands, walking together, sleeping together, touching,sharing laughter and tears, telling stories, all the while here in this world we lived apart unaware of that…
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I looked at my hands today; looked at the backs where used to be tight, smooth skin browned by the sun and wind. Now I see scars of incidents and indescretions hiding amidst wrinkles and loose skin, and where there was once subtle lines of blue veins, the veins now seem to be larger making rather ugly road maps on the backs of my hands. The one ring I wear seems considerably looser than just a few years…
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Walking The Barrier, Grand Isle
At bottom every man knows well enough that he is a unique being, only once on this earth;…Continue
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Yesterday melts into a fine tomorrow
gone is the candle flickering in the wind.
Now at pinnacle of another wedding
yesteryears tears are chased away.
Beaming at your royal groom,
we share your…
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Easter
an opportunity to experience joy and hope
and cast away the burdens of painful reality
an opportunity to release anger and stress
and rejoice in forgiveness of others and self
an opportunity to find hope to shine light
through the darkness of discouragement and despair
an opportunity to…
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I think I may have to leave TBD altogeter...Too much sadness. I think if there are people trying to throw a wedge into TBD they have done a good job.... I should have stayed out of the whole damn mess because I tend to want to stick up for everyone.......Sticking up for everyone.. alienates everyone...LOL.....Then you are left with no-one.
I am first going to give my friends time to say goodby so I will stay a week.
In the meantime I will be staying out of anything that gets…
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I lifted that title from from a song of the same name, from the late Warren Zevon's final album. The song really doesn't have much to do with this blog....its more of a teaser.
I felt compelled to jot down my thoughts on My Atlantis, my involvement with the site, and how it all impacted TBD/Ning.
When TBD closed up shop, about two years ago, TBD/Ning was provided to us, by Robin Wolaner, as I remember, as a "landing strip"....a place to sort things out and find our way on the…
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A farmer was overseeing his herd in a remote pasture in Vermont when suddenly a brand-new BMW advanced out of a dust cloud towards him.
The driver, a young man in a Brioni suit, Gucci shoes, RayBan sunglasses and YSL tie leans out the window and asks the farmer, "If I tell you exactly how many cows and calves you have in…
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Why do people post closed blogs in the blog section? ....Can someone please help me figure this one out? I'm stumped......:}
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Right Place, Right Time
THOUGHTS ON BEING GRATEFUL AND APPRECIATIVE
One recurring attribute of people who have happiness (or inner peace and contentment) is the attribute of being grateful and appreciative for what is all around them. This is an attribute that all
of us could well cultivate, for it…
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