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Blessed

In a memorable M*A*S*H* episode, there is a wounded bombardier who thinks he is Jesus.  The camp is mixed. Some say he’s crazy, most say he’s doing an act in order to get discharged from the Army. One person in camp believes him. Radar O’Reilly. It’s time for the man’s release. Radar walks out to [...]

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Wellies

On an unseasonably cool night the Red Bike Restaurant is packed with patrons, for a local fundraiser auctioning creative and bizarrely decorated Wellies. Here in the Pacific Northwest, Wellington boots are considered formal wear. I expected good island entertainment. I did not expect to have my heart tugged. Sporting their wellies, a group of island [...]

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This is the life

I received an email from my friend in Texas, “Okay… how do I keep balance? I am feeling overwhelmed by the book and a year or more of travel, signing, speaking engagements, 2 houses, 4 dogs, 3 B&B’s, and a partridge in a pear tree, and not being 20 any more, and on and on. [...]

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Kindness and dancing

Two stories caught my eye yesterday… A teacher who offered a Random Acts of Kindness Class. The girls who joined the class were ages 11-13.  When asked, “Why did you sign up for the Random Acts of Kindness Class?” Here are two responses… “I wanted to learn different ways of spreading kindness.  There are people [...]

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Hives and tears

A young woman with a very serious case of hives went to a specialist for relief. She had suffered for some time, living in continual pain because the hives covered much of her body. She needed healing, and hoped that the doctor could prescribe a cure. But his diagnosis surprised her. “There is no medicine [...]

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Because

There is a story about a kind, quiet man who prays in the Ganges River every morning. One day after praying, he sees a poisonous spider struggling in the water and cups his hands to carry it ashore.  As he places the spider on the ground, it stings him.  Unknowingly, his prayers for the world [...]

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I hope you dance

Attending a conference on religion in Japan, Joseph Campbell overheard another American delegate, a social philosopher from New York, say to a Shinto priest, “We’ve been now to a great many ceremonies and have seen quite a few of your shrines. But I don’t get your ideology. I don’t get your theology.” The Japanese priest [...]

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Being alive

When I was young, meditation or prayer was a requirement or compulsion. (Who am I kidding? I still fight it… and I’m not young anymore.)  There is something about the sensation or gratification that we are on the “right” path. It is said that our journey begins when we lose our luggage. Yes.  And the [...]

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Real People, Real Communication

Each of us desires relationships that are healthy–with trust, compassion, laughter, honesty and touch. There’s only one problem… Each of us moves away from the very things we desire. If only we could find that one person who could make it all okay… Here’s the deal: Intimacy has little to do with the other person. [...]

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Real People, Real Communication

Each of us desires relationships that are healthy–with trust, compassion, laughter, honesty and touch. There’s only one problem… Each of us moves away from the very things we desire. If only we could find that one person who could make it all okay… Here’s the deal: Intimacy has little to do with the other person. [...]

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