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Be Bold
351. Be Bold A good friend of mine had her husband of many years die. Early in her grieving she had spent time with her daughter. But the time came when she went home to deal with living in a house alone instead of…
The Small Squirrel
350. The Small Squirrel — she was a small squirrel and the road was lightly traveled she ran to the middle then saw me and stopped — I slowed my car grateful for no traffic she darted farther across then spun around and headed…
Three Stages of Old
349. Three Stages of Old I read the other day that gerontologists say that there are three stages of old in our society. The young-old are sixty-five to seventy-four years old. The old-old are seventy-five to eighty-four. The oldest-old are eighty-five and older. So…
That Aging Thing
348. That Aging Thing Back in #205 I wrote about my philosophy of aging—and I wrote it in an “Aging Rap.” Here it is again in a Zachariah story. We were in the grocery, and in the checkout line. Zachariah said in a loud…
Peacemakers
346. Peacemakers I grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana and as a child and young person Memorial Day on each May 30th meant little to me except that it was the day of the Indianapolis 500—the big auto race. But in these four or five…
“A People’s History of the United States”
344. ”A People’s History of the United States” I have just this moment finished reading A People’s History of the United States—1492 – Present by Howard Zinn. It is not a fast read. It is a fascinating read. It tells history from the viewpoint…
Upanishads
343. Upanishads — Lead us from death to life, from falsehood to truth, from despair to hope, from fear to trust. — Lead us from hate to love, from war to peace; Let peace fill our hearts, let peace fill our world, let peace…
Write a Psalm
342. Write a Psalm Can you imagine the various people who wrote the psalms that we have. Some of them were praising. And some of them were questioning. Some of them were angry. You can do that when you write your own psalm. Ten…
Asking for Help
341. Asking for Help Quite a while ago I wrote about asking for what you want, and I even quoted a song that I had written titled “Ask for What You Want Today.” The parallel to that is to ask for what you need….
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