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Forty More Days, Day 25–Songs of the Soul
Sometimes when I’m blogging I listen to music, mellow piano or guitar instrumental music. Usually I do it to drown out the sound of the television playing downstairs, but every time I play it, I find myself momentarily distracted from … Continue reading
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Forty More Days, Day 24–Stuck
Writing a daily blog can be challenging. Being creative every day for 365 days is even more challenging. My daughter undertook this challenge last year and did it and now is in year two. I decided to join the challenge … Continue reading
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Forty More Days, Day 23–When Random is Not Really Random
Today has been a relatively long day in what has been a long week. I had pretty well decided that I was going to let Siri pick a random number between 1 and 27 so that I could pick from … Continue reading
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Forty More Days, Day 22–The Struggle is Real
I have to admit that I struggle sometimes. After all these years working, I still am assailed by self doubt. No matter how much I might accomplish, no matter how many people tell me how awesome I am, I somehow … Continue reading
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Forty More Days, Day 22–On Right Livelihood
Today has been one of those days when I was in nonstop meetings almost all day. I barely had time for bathroom breaks. I know, I know: Mama said there’ll be days like this. And so it goes. Such is … Continue reading
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Forty More Days, Day 21–On Weakness
I was talking with a friend the other day about how to answer the question, “What are your weaknesses?” I was stumped for a while. Not because I don’t have any, but because I didn’t know how to articulate them … Continue reading
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Forty More Days, Day 20–Halfway Home
I was checking in with a friend the other day who had given up beer for Lent. “Every year I say I’m not going to do it, and then like a dummy I go and do it again.” I commiserated … Continue reading
Forty More Days, Day 19–Learning through Suffering
“He learned obedience through the things which he suffered” ~~Hebrews 5:8 I think every day about suffering, some days it is more intently than others, but every day nonetheless. Do you really? Every single day? I can hear you saying. … Continue reading
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Forty More Days, Day 18–Wandering
It don’t look like I’ll ever stop my wandering. ~~James Taylor I feel like I’ve moved a lot over the past dozen years or so. I’m imagine people in the military, who often move quite frequently might smile at the … Continue reading
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Forty More Days, Day 17–On Loneliness
After a long week, I am taking the night off and sharing a post from 2016 on loneliness. It’s an emotion I’ve known well over the years. On the journey of 40 days, we’ll experience a range of emotions. We … Continue reading
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