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Learning – I Love It … Most of the Time
I love learning – no, scratch that. I’m passionate about learning. Each day I try to learn something new. Some days the learning is huge. Other days it’s subtle. Some days, the learning is about me –...
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Shadows
My mother was an artist. A blank canvas would become majestic mountains, resplendent flowers and appealing landscapes under her creative touch. From her, I learned many of life’s lessons. One day, she...
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Be-ing Sunny
Sunny. It’s a name that suits my friend well. Her easy, friendly manner encourages smiling responses in those she meets. Her patient, open acceptance of others, her loving nature and grace blesses...
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Rising Waters of Life
ARE THE WATERS OF YOUR LIFE RISING? I remember that time well. My place of employment was vandalized – again. This time, they pushed a hose through the bathroom window next to my office, turned on...
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The Kairos and Chronos of the New Year
Greetings of Happy New Year abound on the Internet, in the streets, shops, phone calls. A smile is on the face, hope in the heart, optimism in the stride. A new year is here – time to begin anew....
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Beauty
Beauty really is in the eye of the beholder. Some say that Reginald is ugly. Plain, ordinary, ugly. His legs are bowed. His arms are pudgy. His ears are big. His body is out of shape. His eyes...
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The Salute
It was just a photo, that’s all just a photo - a photo of a young man in uniform hanging in a frame in a living room window. What was it about that photo that grabbed at my heart? What was it about...
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Healthy Grieving
We all grieve. Some grieve privately; some grieve publicly; some grieve when and where they need to; some have short moments when they allow themselves to grieve; and some shove their grief down deep...
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Life’s Lessons
Lessons abound each day … opportunities to develop spiritually; be challenged intellectually; discover things about other people, about God, about ourselves. Sometimes, learning is rich and...
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“O”
In the Jewish tradition when someone dies, friends and family often leave a stone at the grave. There are several reasons for this, but for me, because stones don’t die, I find them to be a reminder...
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Born – from Beyond; Born – to Beyond
Have been thinking about life and death today prompted by news this morning that a new great-grandchild is on its way and that family / friend is near death. When I took this photo at Goldstream...
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What Can We Do About Evil?
The world is a mess and there is so much that is wrong, hurtful, frightening, negative … some would say ‘evil.’ What can we do? Ignoring the situation won’t make it go away. We can pray but our...
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Sharing Stories
I peered through the no-longer-existing-fence and looked beyond the tall weeds and grass to the farmhouse so I could take its picture. What stories that building could tell! Tales of a long-ago time,...
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Seeing … before us, behind us, beneath us, above us, within us
A sunset – yes, this is a sunset! And no, it’s not a black and white photo. What is seen in that photo is just as I remember it – expansive, beautiful, breath-taking and illustrative of the...
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Three Chairs
Three chairs on an overcast day, waiting … waiting … waiting. No one sat in them that afternoon – inclement weather. Imagine the stories they could tell about the people who have sat in them over the...
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If Only Children Everywhere …
A gentle walk along a rural path brought forth images of summers long ago when a swing under the huge cherry tree in the back yard provided countless hours of relaxation and fun for son, Tod. As he...
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Going Somewhere
There she was – strutting her stuff across the street in the little town of Lake Cowichan on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, looking oh-so-certain of her destination. Then she stopped. Didn’t move...
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Sweet Hummingbird
Sweet hummingbird – how can I not be fascinated by you? Your grace, your beauty, your agility … you bring peace; you bring joy. You are a gentle reminder of the wonder of the cycle of life. I honour...
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Unconditional Love – Shandy
Thoughts of Shandy and Gertie and Izzy and Foxleigh and Chet and Quinn and all the wonderful four-legged creatures who have taught and continue to teach me the meaning of unconditional love....
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What will Tomorrow bring?
As the bird appeared on the beach, a lovely scene unfolded before me and as I stepped out of the car to take this photo, the sun began to set. It was a peaceful time, a quiet moment, a gentle...
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