Tag: #humanity
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Seeds
World events are beyond what most of us can comprehend. The news leaves us feeling helpless. We see so much anger and hate around us. To be honest with you, we can only control what we do and how we feel. This is true no matter the event. We react when we see large scale…
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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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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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Truth
Truth When children are young they are told to tell the truth, to stand up for what is right. Somehow, along the way, some people learn to rationalize their perceptions as truth. They alter the truth, their own or that of others. They create a dialogue that fits a narrative they create. My husband always says…
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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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The Earth Is Alive
Five in the morning is not dark anymore. The earth is alive, awake from its long winter slumber. The sun’s bright rays. outstretched like loving arms. The air is crisp and I smell applewood from the stove. The sweet, smokey scent familiar and pleasant. The morning fog lifts and reveals springs emerging beauty. The energy…
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Superstitious
Are you superstitious? Growing up in a household where my mom held certain superstitious beliefs, yes. Why tempt fate? I am somewhat superstitious!
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Listen for intention
When people speak to me, I listen for intention. How does this person want me to view them? How are they behaving? They will tell me how they want me to perceive them. Their words tell me what they want our relationship to be or what it will become. People create unhealthy situations by choice.…
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