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Tag Archives: growth
Lent Prayer 2 – March 6
Lent Prayer 2 Failures, a part of our stories whose burden we bear, by whose grace we have grown. I give thanks to you Lord for these moments, these graces, that touched down in my life along the way … Continue reading
slaughter weight – February 19
2.19.2014 watching steps and tastes taking care to enjoy yet not overindulge so simple to say, so long unworked, the years adding pounds to inches to sighs and persistence of thighs until the scales and pain say … Continue reading
Death of A Salesman – December 11
1211 Willy had him no idea nor either so did Biff. Until life forced the one to find. And one to fall beneath the cliff. ——————-
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Tagged Arthur Miller, Biff, death, Death of a Salesman, growth, life, plays, theater, tragedy, Willy Loman
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daddy what’s an explorer – October 14
10.14 daddy what’s an explorer? an explorer is the guy who comes back to tell the tale. an explorer is the one who knows when it’s time to come back out of the cave. the other guy is … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, exploration, exploring, foolishness, growth, judgement, wisdom
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he’s washing the dishes – June 16
6.16 he’s washing the dishes. a man shouldn’t do that. it’s embarrassing. the other kid’s dad’s don’t. it’s women’s work. I hide my head. I stand at the sink now years later and see my mother’s hands raw, cracked, … Continue reading
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Tagged appreciation, changes, cultures, dad, Dishwashing, family, father, Father's Day, For Wilbur, growth, love, mom
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old turtle – May 7
5.7 old turtle honu, big fella uses the battering tide to find his meal with least resistance. as if old age could tell us that, and build us shells of bone, to ward the rocks while floating home. ———————–
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Tagged aging, gaining wisdom, growth, Hawaii, honu, journey, lessons, nature, spiritual growth, turtles
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eagle prayer – May 6
5.6 An Eagle. Tall, straight, noble a leader amongst men and boys focused, the hawk-like profile turned slightly upward and left, eyeing the sky. An Eagle. Short and stouter, modest of demeanor. Boy-man, man-boy rising to some direction he … Continue reading
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Tagged aspiration, boy scouts, boyhood, Eagle, Eagle Scouts, growth, hope, journey, manhood, Prayer, scouting
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a young hand rises up – April 14
4.13 A young hand rises up out of the pond like Elsinore of the lake, reaching from a depth, dripping towards sky coming to a new, different, life. Green gold leaves nestled back behind and above, the hand is … Continue reading
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Tagged changes, emerging, growth, new life, rising, second birth, sons, testing waters
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