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Life As An Outsider
Don’t look for a tribe if you are outside. Groups don’t validate an individual. They consume them. Stay Special. Stay you.
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Christ
This is not a swear, no name in vain, or an exclamation. Christ is my life model, the measuring stick of my shortcoming. Over my lifetime I’ve watch the words Jesus Christ be assailed, defiled, twisted and devalued. While the truth of his teaching is immutable, it is ignored. You can scoff and you can…
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Clues From Nature
Just went outside. Birds covered the pine next to my garage and line the roof of my neighbor. Something is on the way and those birds aren’t wanting any part of it. The black skies tell a story that matches our avian friends. But the fact that so many birds, different species, are sharing space…
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Sat Here Before
My joy overflows at who you are; I’ve sat here before.
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A Golden Anniversary
50 Years. Half a century. Most of their lives. I can’t comprehend it. It’s hard to unpack the thought of it all. The blessing of it is astounding. Yesterday, I spent the day celebrating my parent’s union of matrimony reaching the milestone of fifty years. It was an experience that left an indelible mark on…
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Splendid Isolation
“I’m putting tinfoil up on the windowsLying down in the dark to dreamI don’t want to see their facesI don’t want to hear them screamSplendid Isolation” Warren Zevon, Splendid Isolation Well, I hear all this whinging about not gathering with people. Don’t bother me none. Never developed the deep seeded need to surround myself in…
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Not Ashamed
Can’t say I’m ashamed, I’m not. Not ashamed to say I’m excited for my BooBerry cereal. Or that at this point, I’ve watched both Conjuring movies. And plan on eating pumpkin pie tonight, while watching yet another horror film. Why? I unabashedly love the fall and treasure the Halloween season. It’s not just nostalgia. I…
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Lesser Angels
Most encounter these beings in both small and big moments in life. They appear in pivotal times when our own trajectory is carrying us to our ruin. They can be your friends, family, or an absolute stranger. Lesser angels intervene and disrupt our self-destruction. It may be the right words, a simple act of kindness,…
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Fear and Fury
For the first time in my life, I see it coming. The end is near. The rats have begun to eat each other as they fear to lose their existence. As the water rushes in, are you pushing someone off the lifeboat to secure your spot? Or are you falling into the peace of drowning…