Giving? Or Taking?

Posted on Sun 01 October 2023 in Blog • Tagged with Life, Burn-out

I've been thinking a lot about a TED Talk from Adam Grant, Adam Grant: Are you a giver or a taker?, and I've found that it seems to explain a lot of problems that we have relating to each other.

  • In the workplace it helps to understand why the emphsis …

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To Move Forward, Subtract

Posted on Sat 17 June 2023 in Blog • Tagged with Life, Balance, Fullfillment, Subtract

I wrote the post below as much to remind myself as to share, so the focus may vary from "I" to "you". DP

As I was making a cup to tea this morning the thought occurred to me that I have a reason why I feel that I don't make …


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Thanksgiving

Posted on Fri 25 November 2022 in Blog • Tagged with Joy, Love, Life

Yesterday was the American Thanksgiving holiday, a time when Americans are asked to reflect and give thanks for their blessings.

It is also a holiday slowly disappearing behind capitalist hype for the Christmas shopping season, but that isn't my subject today.

I subscribe to a newletter called The Curiousity Chronicle …


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Opening Day

Posted on Tue 15 November 2022 in Blog • Tagged with Leadership, Government, Life, Christian Life, Politics

I am writing this today on an annual event here in Michigan: Opening Day of gun season for Deer Hunting. Where I live this is a typical mid-November day: air temperatures in the 20F to 35F range, a trace of snow coming down, and sun low on the horizon.

Last …


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Christian Reality

Posted on Sat 17 September 2022 in Blog • Tagged with Reality, Life, Christian Life

The Essence of Who We Are

Let's look at this carefully. First there is a lot of nonsense spoken by people who think that they are Christian, and by people who aren't Christian but they know what one is. Here are some things that a Christian is NOT:

  • Someone who …

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Christian?

Posted on Fri 29 April 2022 in Blog • Tagged with Reality, Life, Christian Life

I haven't made a new post here for awhile. It's not that I have nothing to say; it is more like there are a lot of things that I could say, but haven't yet figured out how to say them. I think I know what to say better now.

What …


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Christmas Eve 2021

Posted on Fri 24 December 2021 in Blog • Tagged with DST, Life, Awareness

As I was writing in my journal today, I penned a poem that I have been thinking of for some time. The inspiration came as I observe the world, and myself, as society continues to reel back and forth.

In March 2021, I wrote a post that included the question …


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A Morning Prayer

Posted on Sun 29 August 2021 in Blog • Tagged with Prayer, Reality, Life

I have been in the habit of keeping a journal again the last 2 or 3 years, and I often close each entry by reflecting on my circumstances and writing a prayer. Each day's entry has it's own, because they are based on what is happening at that time. About …


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Labels, Labels, Labels

Posted on Sun 22 August 2021 in Blog • Tagged with Life, Pressure, Brainwashing

So Who Are You? Does it matter?

Most of my life, I've been hearing the same message; if you know yourself, all is well. I was told the secret to happiness is some magic elixer, that once you attain it, you will know yourself.

So why is it that the …


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Daylight Savings Time 2021

Posted on Sat 20 March 2021 in Blog • Tagged with DST, Life, Awareness

Last Sunday, the state where I live went on Daylight Savings Time (DST), and all of our clocks were set ahead one hour. I spent time listening to what people around me said about the change. People who like it think that they have more "time". People against it hate …


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