Tag: #humanity
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Belief Systems
Belief Systems What you decide to be is what you become. No one can define feelings or thoughts for you. No one can create a state of mind for you. Throughout our lifetimes our interactions with friends, family, co-workers and neighbors are subject to their state of mind or their belief system as well as…
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Orange Zest
Orange Zest I looked down at the orange in my hand. The clean fresh scent drifts up and encircles me. An orange hug, a fresh embrace. The peel in my hand is bright and thick and colorful. It’s skin when scraped against the grater yields, zest. Rubbed raw against the grater, the outside is sweet,…
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Before you adopt a pet…….
Lou came into our lives quite unexpectedly. Before Lou, we lived with two cats and a dog. They lived long lives and the three passed within a year of each other. We had decided to wait at least a year before considering adopting another pet. We were still missing them. When you are accustomed to…
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Rainbows around the moon
There is a calm and peaceful feeling in winter. Tonight there was a rainbow (moonbow) around the moon. How rare and beautiful. When I scanned the sky, the stars shone bright. Constellations to the right. The North Star glowing . It seemed larger than usual. A white ball in the sky. I know this has…
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Grateful
The Italian lady puts a platter in front of me. It’s enough food for 6 people. Here you go she says and smiles at me. She is tiny and thin and her apron hangs crooked on her. Her eyes are deep brown and kind. She touches my shoulder and says enjoy. The food is steaming…
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Mean and Indecent
David Brooks recently wrote an article entitled “ How America Got Mean”. The topic has been source of conversation with friends and family, so we were intrigued to see an article on the topic. It not only gave legitimacy to our concerns, it reinforced what most of us have been experiencing for longer than it’s…
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Be not forgetful to entertain strangers
My grandparents lived in a small house in a valley. The railroad ran below the valley and the tracks ran over the river. Sometimes my brother and I walked on the tracks, looking down through the slats at the river. We knew the schedule so we would walk along between runs. My dad remembered that…
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The Nicest
In NYC we have titles for public employees. The Bravest for Firefighters, The Boldest for Corrections, The Finest for Cops, The Strongest for Sanitation and the Brightest for Teachers. But what about the nicest? There are people who move about the world helping others. There are people who have nothing but good intention. They are…
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Fire
Fire is powerful. In a positive sense, it clears the way for rebirth, regrowth, transformation and represents the warmth of home. Fire brings light to the world. When we are out of balance, it is deadly. It will clear the path for renewal by destroying everything that caused imbalance. As we watch the fires in…
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Let it begin with me🕊️
The winter season is wonderful in so many ways. The season is peaceful and quiet. As snow blankets the ground, the earth sleeps. Nature is resting. This morning I woke up to flurries and the trees were dancing. The wind conducting music, an orchestra, for them to dance to. They moved slowly back and forth,…
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