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The Gospel According to a Snapping Turtle

Pilgrim Turtle did not know that it was pushed along by the gentle force of global gravity pulling 1800 square miles of drainage across the earth, and yet, it expertly navigated the move. 

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Skimming Across the Surface

“The value of my life is not dependent upon the degree to which I realize it.” – James Finley

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Even My Underwear is Falling off!

Oh, how blithely I’ve said it over the years, “You have value beyond what you do!  Your worth isn’t rooted in your accomplishments, or lack thereof.  You’re loved above and beyond your list of credentials, beautiful beyond the appearance of your body, valuable beyond what you contribute to the company!”  I still believe that, but now I discover that I’m a little thin on the skill to live out that wisdom.

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Mysteries Too Marvelous

You might think I’m crazy, but sometimes we walk into mysteries too marvelous for our reasoning.

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A Life Well-Planned – Really?

“The rewards of a life well-planned.” Whoever wrote that commercial hasn’t made it to 30 yet.

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International Competence and Compassion

It didn’t matter to me at all what accent carried the phrase to my ears, “Well, it looks like we got it all!” 

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The Miracle of Swallowing

I never thought I’d envy someone the act of thoughtless swallowing, but then, I never thought I’d have a robot plunge down my throat with a 3-D camera . .

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Not a Weight-Loss Method

Yup.  That’s me about 43 years and 15 pounds ago.  At the time, I lived in Salzburg, Austria and on this particular day, some friends and I had gone for a walk and a picnic in the gardens surrounding the magnificent palace of Hellbrunn. Well, I’m back to that Salzburg weight, but not because of […]

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“I Disappear!”

I was reminded recently of the movie “Billy Eliot.”  The story tells about the unlikely path of a pre-adolescent boy in a northern English coal mining town.  While the majority of his mates take up boxing, a “manly” activity, Billy Eliot feels drawn to ballet.  The boy’s friends look at him askance and the girls […]

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A Way to Weather an Eruption

Some years ago I had some time to take my camera and wander around the community of Denpasar on the island of Bali. As I walked along the shore, I spied the four girls in the photograph I’ve shared as they sat in the sea breeze, chatting and laughing, and evidently enjoying each other’s company […]