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Stand Rapt in Awe

August 20, 2010

“The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed.” Albert Einstein I’m with Daddy [...]

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It’s Just a Story

August 9, 2010

“Carla, what I want to say to you is that everything before this moment is just a story.  It’s just a story,” my friend responded.  I had been telling her that I feel guilt at odd times about odd things.  I might feel guilty that Karen is left with the farm chores when I go [...]

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Meaningful Moments

July 22, 2010

I’m sitting in the oncology treatment room with daddy.  He is sleeping beside me as the IV drips.  An elegant woman arrived earlier with a beautiful harp.  She is playing heavenly, angel-music for us all.  Peace floats through the room. While getting crackers for daddy in the tiny snack room, I found a calendar with [...]

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Light that Obscures or Illumines?

June 15, 2010

“There are two kinds of light – the glow that illumines, and the glare that obscures.”  James Thurber I am very irritable this morning.  Maybe it’s because I’m starting the 90-day challenge tomorrow.  Maybe it’s because I’ve made a commitment that frightens me.  Maybe it’s my saboteur. This morning, I am the glare that obscures.  [...]

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