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Forty Days Again, Day 26–A Place to Lay My Head
Jesus told him, “Foxes have holes and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.” ~(Matthew 8:20) I have had several long days that have added up to being a number of long … Continue reading
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Forty Days Again, Day 9–The Body Electric
One cannot talk about the 40 days, these particular days, without talking about the body. So much of what is reflected upon, commemorated, grieved, and celebrated during these days deals with literal, metaphorical, historical, symbolic connections to the body. I … Continue reading
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Forty Days Continued, Day 29–Learning What We Are Made Of
How do we handle and recover from suffering? It’s interesting that, as I look back on some of the truly challenging times I’ve experienced in my life, I no longer feel the pain of it all. I can look back … Continue reading
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Forty Days Continued, Day 28–The Walk of Shame
Time surely does fly, and before we know it days have turned into weeks and weeks into months. You know the rest. From time to time I run across a Forty Days post from a previous year and it resonates … Continue reading
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Forty Days Continued, Day 16–More Thoughts On Suffering
I am not entirely sure why my focus continues to be on suffering, but I think that with so much suffering in the world and the instantaneous access we have to it through our televisions and the internet, it is … Continue reading
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Forty Days Continued, Day 10–More on Suffering
I thought I might continue on the theme of suffering. I realized as I looked back through past blog posts that I wrote one on suffering Part 1, but never wrote a part two. In my search for the part … Continue reading
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Forty Days Continued, Day 9–Thoughts About Suffering
With the war in the Ukraine, the continuing disruption caused by the COVID pandemic, and the ongoing racial unrest brought to the fore by the murder of George Floyd and other people of color, one does not need to look … Continue reading
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Forty Days Continued, Day 4–Everybody’s Got the Blues
I am one of those people who has struggled with depression for much of my life. I have learned to accept it as part of who I am. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t roll over and submit to it; … Continue reading
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Forty Days Returning, Day 30–More on Suffering
As I was pondering what I wanted to share this evening, I searched my previous posts for the word, “anxiety.” As I have been experiencing a little anxiety today, I wanted to see what wisdom I could offer myself from … Continue reading
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Forty Days Returning, Day 26–On Suffering
There’s a lot of sadness, grief, and suffering in the world right now. It has always been so, but now we’re perhaps more present to it. I wrote the following piece on suffering two years ago, when I was more … Continue reading
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