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The Unsung Heroes:  Jonah’s Tale and the Importance of Supporting Characters

In a world that often glorifies the main character, it’s crucial to remember that not everyone can be the star of the show. Let’s take a journey back in time to the Biblical story of Jonah and the lessons we can draw from the people on the boat he wrongfully chose to board. Jonah, a […]

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SLEEPY CONSCIENCE

Good friends, good books, and sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.  -Mark Twain When I was a teenager I didn’t have many friends.  I had relatives, classmates, and acquaintances.  There were times I felt I was being tolerated. When I went to college I realized why I didn’t have many friends:  I was not […]

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EARS

Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level then beat you with experience.  -Mark Twain I remember going to driver’s school when the instructor said something that I will never forget. She said,  “Always assume that the driver in the other car is stupid.”  I took her advice to heart.  […]

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The RAZOR’S EDGE

Yesterday I read a novel by William Somerset Maugham, The Razor’s Edge.” IIt’s really a true story of his adventures in search of life’s meaning, after World War II trauma. It’s riveting I couldn’t put it down. The novel’s title comes from a translation of a verse in the Katha Upanishad, (Hindu) paraphrased in the […]

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Knowing myself

The only thing more dangerous than ignorance is arrogance while remaining stupid.  ~Anonymous I’ve addressed personal boundaries in this column a few times before.  I’ve also talked about emotional detachment and many aspects and dimensions of our being -spirit,  soul,  and body, our mind and will – to stay in my little corner of the […]

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INTIMACY GONE BAD

Reach a wound that only a compassion can touch. Evil is a killer that delights in taking life and destroying hope especially in children. And sexual abuse is one of the tools it uses incessantly to destroy  life. Someone forwarded a message  programmed with invitation to join a forum to discuss a female pedophile being […]

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