SMALL SPOONS I like small bites and small spoons. Of course, when I’m in a hurry I gulp my food, too. But when I want to ENJOY what I am doing…I…like…to…take…my…time. Sure, a hearty stew deserves a larger spoon, but I deserve a smaller one. I am worth the extra time to taste each bite …
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GUEST POST from Don: Dumpster
DUMPSTER Recycling is a good idea. That being said, it is better to avoid buying things which cannot be recycled, like ___________ (you fill in the blank). I try to limit purchases, when possible, to items which genuinely WILL BE recycled. Aluminum is almost always possible to recycle. Glass does not always get recycled, even when they claim …
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GUEST POST from Don: Weird Forgiveness – Section Two
WEIRD FORGIVENESS (Second Part) In Part One we opened the door of weird ideas about forgiveness with the problems with criminal justice and corruption of historical justice. Let’s explore a few more thoughts… UNIT THREE: Apologies that aren’t. “Sorry you feel that way” is neither an admission of guilt nor an apology. It is an attempt to place the …
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GUEST POST from Don: Weird Forgiveness – Section One
For more than 30 years I have been pondering the concept of forgiveness. Lots of people seem to have weird ideas about it. Let’s explore some of the forgiveness quagmire…and we can have a conversation if you wish. The following is a semi-short list of things which are hardly ever discussed, others are wrong-headed, and some which are …
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GUEST POST from David: UK Vacation – Final Thoughts
Final Thoughts & Comments After having been back home in Washington State for several weeks now, I have been having many differing thoughts on our recent experience back in the UK. When we first arrived in LONDON HEATHROW, everything was fairly easy for us with me knowing most of the basic fundamentals of the British …
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GUEST POST from Don: Classified Documents
Disclaimer: This article is (hopefully) 100% non-political. As a loyal American (can you say that and not be political?), I am disturbed by the lack of control our national agencies have over classified documents. It seems there are tens of thousands of people (see below) who can get their hands on such documents, but no system is …
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GUEST POST from Don: Future You Needs A Friend
You can be your own best friend to your future self. Honestly, there is no better thing you can do than invest in yourself. Your future self NEEDS you. All this means is a small increase in intentional savings. However, HOW you save is incredibly significant. You will need gobs and gobs of cash when you retire, especially if …
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GUEST POST from Don: Feeling Understood
Recently I was listening to a discussion about how people think on “Hidden Brain,” a radio program. What I heard amazed and perplexed. According to one researcher, for couples there exists a gap between being understood and FEELING understood. That part I get. I often do feel misunderstood. It could be there are reasons for that??? That aside, there …
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GUEST POST from Don: Project 12: Starting The New Year Right
PROJECT 12: STARTING THE NEW YEAR RIGHT Hebrews 10:24-25 (NIV) says: “And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.” These always …
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GUEST POST from David: UK Vacation, Sept. 2022 – Day 20
Sunday 9th October 2022. We slept in a little late today which was unusual for us. Being a Saturday night last night, it was pretty busy and the hotel was packed out this morning with people all over the place. There quite a lot of foreign-speaking guests in the hotel. My guess is that they …
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