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RED SUNDAY
Greetings, friends. As some of you are aware, it is SUPER BOWL SUNDAY here in the U.S. For others, the above phrase might as well have been spoken in a completely foreign language. In case you are wondering, the SUPER… Continue reading
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Between the Now and the Not Yet
“You’ve got POTENTIAL!” It’s a phrase that sounds positive, encouraging, and bright. But anyone who has ever been on the receiving end of this will recognize it for the curse it truly is: a phrase fiendishly designed to suck the wind right out… Continue reading
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Should we be nice?
Today, while taking the dogs for a walk in the park, I saw a hand-painted sign leaning against a fence. It was big… probably four feet high and six feet wide. Every letter on the sign was painted a different… Continue reading
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It’s Excavation Time
My friend chuckled. “Sure, I’ve been wrong before,” he said. “I think the last time was in 1993.” He then winked and added, “… but I could be wrong about that.” And although he meant it as a joke, I… Continue reading
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My Coffee Cup
Before I saw it with my own eyes, I would have told you it was not possible. But then it happened. I shifted my own paradigm. Just so we are on the same page here, the dictionary.com definition of the word “paradigm”… Continue reading
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My Prepared Self
As we sat yesterday watching the inauguration speech of Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr., 46th president of the United States, Joan leaned over and asked me, “Is he reading from a teleprompter?” It sure didn’t look like it. Uncle Joe, as I… Continue reading
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Do it now? Or do it later?
One of the people in this house (not naming names) likes to do things RIGHT NOW! Action is his (or her) middle name. The other one likes to sit with it a bit… let it marinate… wait for additional information… Continue reading
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Certain Uncertainty
I may have said this before, but I just LOVE Google! Questions which, in bygone days, might have floated off into the ether unanswered, can now be resolved in the blink of an eye, thanks to Google. Just yesterday, for example, I… Continue reading
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That Small Rudder…
“The words of a president matter.” These words were spoken earlier this week by the incoming U.S. president and were pointedly directed at the outgoing guy. They were meant to be a stinging rebuke of a set of words Mr.… Continue reading
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Invisible Burdens
Just the other day, I had to make a trip to Home Depot. Not a terribly unusual occurrence in the life of most homeowners. Some days even call for more than one trip to my “home away from home,” as… Continue reading
Russellings of the Spirit 