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Plug In!
Today I am pleased to announce that after three years of diligent, post-retirement searching, I’ve finally FOUND MY PURPOSE! It has been a long, tedious process. I’ve looked high and low. Within and without. I have consulted mystics, tea leaves, and… Continue reading
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A Changed Life
Several years ago, Joan and I took a little vacation trip to Orcas Island. In case you are not familiar with it, Orcas Island is located squarely in the middle of the Straits of Juan de Fuca in the Puget… Continue reading
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Straining Forward
Look at these dogs. It is safe to say – with absolutely zero bias whatsoever – that you are looking at a picture of The Best Dogs in the World. This picture shows Rosie (on the left, with the red leash)… Continue reading
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How Pure?
Do you like seeing results? I sure do. In fact, so enamored am I of seeing a tangible result that I often tailor my thoughts, words, and deeds to that exact end. And frankly, that’s a problem. To clarify; recent… Continue reading
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Holy Plugging
In the summer of 2000, Joan and I set out to drive from Kansas City to Seattle. The point of our trip was to see family in the Pacific Northwest, but also to enjoy a few of America’s quintessential tourist… Continue reading
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The Gift of Candles
They say… you know, the all-knowing, all-seeing THEY… that timing is everything. As is usually the case, they have indulged in a wee bit of literary hyperbole to make a point. The point that TIMING is a really, really important thing. Comedians, trapeze artists,… Continue reading
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Captain Obvious
I don’t usually do this, but what the heck! It’s a new year, so why not start it by doing something different? I will rudely ask: What did YOU get for Christmas? I ask you that question for the same reason… Continue reading
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SAVED
Passengers on the Titanic knew it. Jews living in the ghettos of Warsaw in 1939 knew it, too. No one knows it better today than the citizens of Ukraine. It certainly was a routine part of the consciousness of people… Continue reading
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Excluded
They were all there. Standing close. Knowingly nudging each other. Laughing. Sharing so much more than space and time. They were sharing themselves. It was the place I desperately wanted to be but couldn’t. I watched them and ached. Left… Continue reading
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Keeping Score
Do you keep score? This past weekend, I was surprised to pause and consider how much time I have devoted to this nefarious activity. I kept score as the U.S. Men’s national soccer team went down in defeat in the… Continue reading
Russellings of the Spirit 