Tag Archives: sadness

” It is worthwhile to live and fight courageously for sacred ideals…”

Posted on April 7, 2010 2:50 pm by

It is worthwhile to live and fight courageously for sacred ideals. O blow ye evil winds into my body’s fire my soul you’ll never unravel. Even though disappointed a thousand times or fallen in the fight and everything would worthless … Continue reading →

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The Suit

Posted on May 27, 2009 9:44 am by

After spending a wonderful weekend celebrating the high school graduation of my daughter, much of the past two days have revolved around cleaning up the aftermath- packing away formal wear, cleaning up the 45 pairs of shoes littering my bedroom … Continue reading →

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The pursuit of happiness

Posted on April 6, 2009 8:57 am by

He stood in the line up of impatient people, the only one patiently waiting to board the bus. A small plastic bag was clutched in his hand, and as he lurched onto the first step at the front, I could see … Continue reading →

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Can you light this for me please?

Posted on December 11, 2008 10:19 am by

Let’s imagine for a moment that you are cleaning out the house in preparation for Christmas relatives arriving. As you move things around in the spare bedroom, you discover a knapsack you’ve never seen before. As you unzip the top … Continue reading →

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Something to think About

Posted on July 16, 2008 10:44 pm by

“I was never one to patiently pick up broken fragments and glue them together again and tell myself that the mended whole was as good as new. What is broken is broken, and I’d rather remember it as it was … Continue reading →

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