Tag: #humaninterest
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Change
The little yellow bench is gone. It stood against the pine. Each year the pine provided shelter and a canopy of green above me. You could sit there and watch the sun set over the water. The little gray cottage is shuttered. The hands of the claddagh folded in friendship. The place where friends met.…
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Humilty
When you understand humility, you understand that we are connected to each other. Even when our beliefs are different, we don’t take it personally. We respect the right of others to exist and live as they want. Humility creates peace. Humility holds space for others. The right to vote freely, act freely without harm to…
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The Madonna
As I walk by the cabinet in the dining room, she stares at me as I pass. She sits high on top of the cabinet. Sometimes I forget that she is there. The term Madonna means, my lady. She represents love, compassion and virtue. A few years ago my husband and I went to look…
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Rabbit, etc
The rabbit is back and has a friend with him. The two made an appearance and came out of the tall grass by the bird feeder. I guess they wanted to pick up the seeds on the floor for a little morning snack. I love you rabbits, I said. They turned to look at me,…
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Happy Connections
I’m feeling a little overwhelmed, but happy. The last few weeks have been a blur of activity. The other day I was asked to fill in for someone who couldn’t keep their volunteer commitment. I said yes and went on my way to fill-in. When I got to the center, I found out that I…
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The Block – Part Two
Frankly, the house needed quite a bit of fixing up. I was going to work a summer session to get a little more money to help me get the repairs done sooner then later. The ceiling in the dining room was in sad shape. When the contractor came to give me an estimate, he hit…
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The Block
Going through the real estate ads, I needed to find a place to live. I had limited funds, but I was a teacher. I was a union teacher, so I wasn’t going to rent. I was going to buy. The union made it possible for us to buy a home. We had almost 200,000 members.…
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Marco
Marco was the bully on the block. He would never share or play nice. He called everyone names. He pushed kids, took their stuff and was mean deep into his core. Gloria and Anna were in front of their house drawing on the sidewalk with bright colored chalk. They had glass coca-cola bottles lines lined…
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Standing in Gratitude
Staying focused on my actions allows me to feel gratitude. I feel gratitude for this life and for all that I have and all that I am. I am grateful for all of the good yet to manifest. So much happens around us in the course of a day. I work in a large city…
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Feeling Grateful
It is still a bit cold here, the weather is rainy. We are having true spring weather. Soon though, it will be warm. The buds on the trees have appeared and they are starting to open. There is so much beauty in the natural world. I feel lucky that I can experience the beauty of…
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