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St. Francis Quote
60. St Francis quote St. Francis of Assisi said: Preach the gospel always. If necessary, use words. Isn’t that an amazing quote? I collect quotes and that is in the top ten. Throughout this year of what I’ve learned in my seventy-nine years, you…
Simple
59. Simple At one point in my life, my interest in living a simple life was such that I had thirteen books on the subject. That’s not simple. Since then I have given the books away and look for some of the ways I…
Medical Authority Too
58. – Medical Authority Too Yesterday I wrote about being my own authority. This is true of medical information too. Whenever I go to a new doctor, I say to that person, “I want us to start out understanding each other. I come to…
I Am My Own Authority
57. I Am My Own Authority It took me years to get to the place where I could claim to be my own authority. I was taught that others had more schooling, had more experience, had more of something or everything, so that I…
As Mom Ages, There’s a Shift
56. As Mom Ages, There’s a Shift An interesting phenomenon has been happening in my family over the last seven or eight years, just around the time I turned seventy. There are two parts to it. The first part is location—where are you, Mom….
Babies In the River
55. Babies in the River One of the best stories I have ever come across to distinguish between charity and justice work (or mercy and justice work) is the following. When I first met her, Carol Windrum was Peace with Justice Coordinator from Nebraska,…
Praying On the Go
54. Praying on the Go I have a Blue Jar System of Prayer that is especially effective on days I’m going to be at home and at the same time have a lot of things I am trying to get done. Many times I…
Egoscue Works For Me
53. Egoscue Works For Me Today marks two years that I have gone to an Egoscue clinic—and two years that I have done their exercises and positions 5-6 days a week. Before I discovered Egoscue I had had a knee surgeon tell me that…
Pitch Your Tent
52. Pitch Your Tent I mentioned in #13 having a couple of years when I went to the national Clown, Mime, Puppet, and Dance Conferences. I heard the following story at one of those events. And it is true. There was an Episcopal bishop…
I Can’t Make You Be Mad
51. I Can’t Make You Be Mad Have you ever said to someone, “You make me SO mad!” Years ago I learned that that’s just not true. Because my reaction to someone else is my decision. I decide to react in a certain way…
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Mama and Me
