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310. The Clown — I sit on the ledge by chapel windows bright colors surround me but I can’t shake the sadness — the woman talks of weapons and finding another way talks of two bullets made every year for each person on the planet what a waste...
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April 24, 2013 Ann
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309. Take Your Peace I heard this story about Thich Nhat Hanh, Buddhist monk and peace activist. He was visiting the Fellowship of Reconciliation in Nyack, NY, one of the oldest peace groups in the world. It was bustling when he arrived, people rushing around as they worked...
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April 23, 2013 Ann
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308. Spring Song for Earth Day — God Has Given You a World (Tune: This Is My Father’s World) — God has given you a world And it is a garden fair With beauty round and glorious sound The gift is yours to share. So scatter seeds of...
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April 22, 2013 Ann
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307. All the Information I can’t remember where I got this story. I know how I laughed at the end. And it reminds me to make sure that I’ve gathered all the information. This is the transcript of the ACTUAL radio conversation between the British and the Irish...
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April 21, 2013 Ann
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306. New Words to Old Hymn I do love writing new words to old hymns and especially relished doing this one to the tune of “Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus.” The other words are a bit too militaristic for me. Don’t just read it—sing it! — Sing...
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April 20, 2013 Ann
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305. Pure Foolishness I came upon this story from my life that I had forgotten—and it is just pure foolishness but sometimes that’s what we live. When I was in the midst of moving from Nyack to Branchville, I had gone back to my apartment to get the...
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April 19, 2013 Ann
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304. Poem in Your Pocket Day April is National Poetry Month and April 18 is Poem in Your Pocket Day. Here’s the poem I’m carrying around all day today and reading whenever I get a chance. It’s by Lao Tzu who was a philosopher of ancient China. —...
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April 18, 2013 Ann
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303. Lostness I once read a little story about a man who was visiting a farmer. They were looking at some sheep and as the two people talked the farmer said, “You know, they don’t know where they’re going—the sheep. They just nibble themselves into lostness.” When I...
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April 17, 2013 Ann
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302. The Rooster Thing There are roosters sprinkled about my house. There’s one on my fireplace mantle, there’s a half-circle over my front door with a rooster on it. There are rooster plates, rooster mugs, a rooster teapot. I have a glass rooster from Corning Glass. And on...
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April 16, 2013 Ann
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301. How Does It Affect the Children? I read some time ago about a tradition in the Native American culture to make their plans based on how it would affect seven generations to come. The Hopi Nation also has a process called the Medicine Wheel where everyone sits...
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April 15, 2013 Ann
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