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Our life plans are little more than stories that we can ruthlessly clutch regardless of the contours of the moment or that we can adjust as conditions warrant. Attachment to our fabricated narratives pushes us into a land of fantasy… Continue reading
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wellthatsadorable: Oh, you know, just getting a smooch on the hand from a baby hippo, who I’m giving a bath. Not a big deal. OR IS IT???!?!?!?!?!?? ?!?!?! asdkl;fjd sfswiojfeksdfffff Hello? Can anyone see this? I found this laptop next to… Continue reading
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Community doesn’t look like church.
Every year, I take an annual trip with my friends from college, my very conservative, religious college. Since all of us went there and most still ascribe to those religious beliefs of a faithful three times a week church-goer, we… Continue reading
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The sounds at the beach in the morning are the best. Continue reading
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My goodness….this is going to be awful. cajunboy: The Louisiana beach! More heartbreak here. Continue reading
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Spirituality exists wherever we struggle with the issue of how our lives fit into the greater cosmic scheme of things. This is true even when our questions never give way to specific answers or give rise to specific practices such… Continue reading
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Lessons on moving out of hatred, from someone who’s still stuck there.
Hatred is consuming and awful; and unfortunately, I’m in the bogs of it. Well, not really the bogs, but more the outer rim. As much as I despise the word and the meaning, I really do hate someone. I am consumed with how… Continue reading
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Floods, Coping, and Pride.
Nashville flooded. I’m sure that everyone knows this by now; locally we experienced it, friends of locals saw it on Facebook, and nationally, it made news a few days ago. During the floods, while I watched a building float down… Continue reading
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You probably won’t agree with me, but that’s okay.
Don Miller recently posted a blog about whether God has a plan or not for you. This is one of those “blogs in response to another blog” things, so I apologize for that. The article is short, so go read it. The gist of… Continue reading
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23 Things
I just did a quick tally of the things I use every single day. Only 23. However, I grouped things like sheets and blankets together, so it’s more than that single number. I also will probably stumble across more things… Continue reading