Category: Time
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Day One – A Writer Writes
Just yesterday we began the challenge. My beloved and I started to make a list of all the stories we could tell about ourselves, our friends, our past, and so much unknown history about the weird new normal times we live. The challenge was posed by Nick Almighty, arguably the most famous of our besties.…
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Stillness
What my friend Ashoka says is true. STILLNESS is underrated. I mean, what is the SOUND of one hand clapping? Ever thought about that? All you lovely people are paying attention to this person at the microphone, and you are expecting something, right? You are expecting me to tell a story, or share a song so you can sing along. Something we can…
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Wordless Vision
I suddenly understand the nature of being, the secret of consciousness, the story of time. So there is nothing left to say and no one to say it to. And yet, each day for more than 50 years I awoke not knowing this, and lived my life full of feelings, emotions, memories, and stories. Just…
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A gift that doesn’t fit
Only keep the things that Spark JOY! I tell myself as I stare at my cluttered closet. It’s time for spring cleaning. Where to begin? (Blow the dust off and cough! Then smell the scented soap.) This scented soap is from my friends who got married. It is Engraved with their names and given away at…
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manamowomanam evolove womanamow
Thoughts are everywhere. Thoughts are everything. What does it matter? What does matter? Ancient wisdom keepers know and show us what has always been. There is always one infinite ocean frothing, foaming, filling the vast infinity of mostly empty space with the chaos of change, with the chronos of time, with the aether of union…
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Getting Gifting
Birthdays and holidays come around every year, But, do you ever feel a little awkward when it comes to getting gifts? Yesterday, a girlfriend called to invite me and my husband to celebrate her birthday with a few friends, drinks, dancing. For a last minute gift, I look in the closet, hoping to grab the…
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Moral Ambiguity
One wonders if God is watching, and then decides who God is. Words can be spoken, but understanding is chosen. Let me quickly take notes on a man who recently got my attention when innocently expressing a simple thought that I have decided is the fundamental problem with the way men see the world. He…
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Family Treasure
The difference between wealth and treasure is that you can’t take wealth with you when your days are up, but treasure lasts forever. Wealth over time might grow or shrink depending on who is managing it. Treasures over time are kept safe because they are worth remembering and preserving. Wealth is gained by knowing that money does…