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The Prairie — The Good, Bad and Ludicrous
*This post inspired by Teacher As Transformer post I read today I needed passion, beauty, and ‘idling’ while I pretended to learn new things, today. I’ve spent too long on the ‘work I learned long ago...
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World’s first emergency number — sloppybuddhist
According to Buddha Be patient. You’ll know when it’s time for you to wake up and move ahead. i fell backi lost my trackas my chin sagsand my eyes go blacki want all my senses back *** a day or so ago...
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The Real Riches — Find Your Middle Ground
This poem from Danna Faulds is a perfect reminder for what Summer offers. Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com My wealth is wonder. True abundance is the delight I feel on summer nights as fireflies rise...
View ArticleMerry Christmas
It has been awhile since I posted. I offer this poem I wrote several years ago. At Christmas last year, I read an essay by Parker Palmer on On Being that reminds me the miracle of Christmas and the...
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Apache Blessing Prayer — Dawn Pisturino’s Blog
Apache man, 1903, by Edward S. Curtis Apache Blessing Prayer May the sun bring you new energy by day. May the moon softly restore you by night. May the rain wash away your worries. May the breeze blow...
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High recognition . . . Learn from the lotus flower
Jonathan provides short, insightful quotes with complementary images. This particular post brings to mind Thich Nhat Hanh’s book No Mud, No Lotus. Without the mud, there can be no lotus. Too often, we...
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It has been awhile since I posted. The other day someone told me I was an idealist. I think they meant as a put down. I took it as a compliment. After all, many schools of philosophy and their...
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Happy New Year – 2023 with Hope
2022 was an eventful year in terms of writing and publishing. It was also surprising as I the two published pieces, a book chapter and a peer-reviewed article, were about hope and had a spiritual...
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The Ordinary in the Extraordinary
Musings at sundown! It has been awhile since I lasted posted. This wonderful post by Purple Rays came through my feed and it was an opportunity to share it and get re-started. Although the quote is...
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One with Nature
Natural World It took a few days to post this. Michele shared a line from Invitation by Mary Oliver as a reminder we are each invited to linger in the natural world and its mysteries. When we do this,...
View ArticleHave a Dream-Filled Christmas
It has been awhile since I posted. This is the time of the year to have dreams of a more just and humane world. Dreams are the land of hope and Christmas is the perfect time to be a dreamer. This...
View ArticleTourtière – French Canadian Meat Pie
I mentioned the tourtière we eat at Christmas. Kathy makes it with store-bought pie crusts, which works well.Tourtière uses various ground meats. Over the years, we had ground beef, pork, turkey, and...
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Looking Back; Looking Forward with Hope and In Peace
It was a busy and eventful year. Retirement is thought of as a time to step back and slow down. I remain busy and choose to do so, as health permits. I had pieces published and presented at two...
View ArticlePeace Education
“Poverty is the [parent] of crime” – Marcus Aurelius When I completed my PhD, I was uncertain where I would go next. I thought I would write and present about what becoming a teacher meant, after all...
View ArticlePrayer of St. Francis
Kathy and I celebrate our anniversary today and this was a reading at our wedding. When I heard the organ, I stood, literally shaking I was so nervous. I turned, looked at Kathy and her Dad, and...
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