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Category Archives: Writings by Wordsmiths and Others
That’s One Point of View
“My turn of mind is so given to taking the absurd point of view, that it breaks out in spite of me every now and then.” Lord Byron “A point of view can be a dangerous luxury … Continue reading
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Tagged Arts, Fiction, Lord Byron, maintaining point of view, Marshall McLuhan, Narrative mode, Omniscience, point of view, protagonist, Protagonist viewpoint, Reading (process), Writers Resources, Writing, writing from a point of view, Writing tip one, writing tips
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The Pause That Refreshes
“TRAVEL, like life, is best understood backward but must be experienced forward, to paraphrase Kierkegaard. After decades of wandering, only now does a pattern emerge. I’m drawn to places that beguile and inspire, sedate and stir, places where, for a … Continue reading
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Tagged A definition of home, C.S. Lewis, Cape, Cape Cod, Cape Cod Canal, Eric Weiner, finding home, Finding peace, Heaven on Earth, Hermit crab, letting go of stress, Massachusetts, recreating life, Søren Kierkegaard, The Pause that Refreshes, The Weight of Glory, Tide, Tide pool, vacation, Weight of Glory
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Setting Sail in New Winds
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade wind in your sails. Explore. … Continue reading
Creating Diamonds: Plans and the Pressure of Time
“To achieve great things two things are needed: a plan, and not quite enough time.” Leonard Bernstein I am in Raleigh, making soup, listening to NPR, and hear this quote. Interesting. I find myself mulling it over, simmering it in … Continue reading
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Tagged Bernstein, Bringing a book to life, Bringing a dream to reality, Creating deadlines, Creating Diamonds, Getting a book published, Leonard Bernstein, Napoleon Hill, on deadlines, Planning a life, The Call, The hard work of having a dream, the pressure of time, Thomas Edison, West Side Story, Writing
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In the Ashes of My Brothers – a 9 11 Remembrance of my service at Ground Zero
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American history is filled with iconic moments that live forever in everyone’s memory. They change the course of events and drive our collective lives as a people. Some of you could tell of December…
Going to Ground – On Meditation and Finding a Center
‘When through fiery trials thy pathway shall lie, my grace, all sufficient, shall be thy supply; the flames shall not hurt thee; I only design, thy dross to consume and thy gold to refine. From the hymn, “How Firm a Foundation” One … Continue reading
Leaving Our Comfort Behind – On Sojourning in Strange Lands
“I have been a Sojourner in a Strange Land.” Moses Exodus 2:22 Most people like the comfort of the familiar: Our morning cup of coffee on the back porch, slipping into our cozy, run down at the heels slippers … Continue reading
Eye on the Prize
Paul and Silas thought They was lost Dungeon shook and The chains come off Keep your eyes on the prize Hold on The only thing I did was wrong, was stay in the wilderness too long, Keep your eyes on … Continue reading
On God, Nature, and Choosing Beauty
“The earth has music for those who listen.” George Santayana “You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting. You only have to let the … Continue reading
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Tagged beauty, Earth, George Santayana, God, God and Nature, Mary Oliver, nourishing your soul, William Blake
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Friends and Fellow Sojourners
“When we honestly ask ourselves which persons in our lives mean the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our … Continue reading
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Tagged companionship, Dean Koontz, fellow sojourners, friends, Friendship, German Shepherd, German Shepherd Dog, Henri Nouwen, Jon Katz, on being a friend, sojourners on life's path, the blessings of friendship, the glue of friendship, The Road to Daybreak: A Spiritual Journey, True Friends
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