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The funk

For the most part I am a very happy guy.  You have probably picked-up from these blogs that I like to live from possible and see the positive in all things.  True, and true, but last night I fell into a funk.  My beloved said something to me which was both true and very loving, but […]

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It Always Happens

You plan an adventure vaction.  You get all the fliers for your destination, review all the possibilities for tremendous experiences, the perfect transportation, even the perfect things to pack.  Everything possibility for the most wonderful trip of your life.  Every eventuality you can conceive is planned for.  Hurrah for you!  You have been placing into consciousness

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Do Unto Others

The Good Book tells us to “Do Unto Others as we would have the Do Unto Us.”  This loving reminder seems to have taken on a different twist over the years into “Do Unto Others Before they Do Unto US!”  We cannot live both ways; either we treat others as we would be treated, or

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People watching

I simply love watching people as they go about their everyday lives.  When I am on vacation, watching the locals and the other tourists is fascinating, even around my new home seeing how people interact is delightful. My lovely lady friend in Japan was sharing live video of people walking along the street outside her

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Closing the Chapter

OK, we have had over a week in 2016 to re-start those things which seemed to have stalled in 2015 but for some of us that re-start has not happened.  Why?  Because we have not let go of 2015 and all the things which happened there.  If we are to make a fresh start; if

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The dysfunctional family

This phrase “dysfunctional family” is one which has stuck in my craw for some time.  First it requires a judgment about the validity of someones life. Even if you are in that family, you only see a very narrow range of what is going on.  Second, it does not matter how the family is functioning,

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