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Tag Archives: limitations
his chair gets up – April 20
4.20.2017 his chairs gets up by itself a button moves him into position to rise, step, move out for bodily functions. and yet his voice is clear his eye sharp his listening full and present, … Continue reading
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Tagged aging, bodies, courage, grace, limitations, medical, persistence, possibilities, soul, strength
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an inch of snow – January 25
1.25.2017 an inch of snow covers a lot of damage sad grey melting world suddenly crisp in the morning air the walk to the mailbox now crunching satisfyingly. snow, snow beautiful snow as long as it’s … Continue reading
believer – January 24
1.24.2016 I believe in science — it is not enough I believe in the human story — it is not enough I believe in the leadings of my heart — it is not enough cold and harsh hot and … Continue reading
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Tagged belief, collective unconscious, damage, God, humanism, humanity, Jesus, limitations, mind, objective reality, origins, Psychology, salvation, science, soul, spirit, theology, Trinity, weakness
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old movies bang bang – September 9
9.8.2014 old movies bang bang shoot ‘em up without the gory details or beheadings as if knowing that such are not good for eyes to see and minds to bear. ———————— to revel in violence is to … Continue reading
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Tagged boundaries, cultural change, demonic, devil, evil, knowledge, limitations, limits, movies, perspective, restraint, violence, wisdom
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wear and tear – June 1
6.1.2014 forty years ago on a rain slicked night a car in front turned sideways at fifty miles per hour and five years later the back gave out, like the twisted metal of the driver’s seat, on a drive … Continue reading
Lent Prayer 35 – April 8
Lent Prayer 35 in the garden a knowledge was sought that we could not deal with of good and evil not as measures but from the inside. that dark knowing breaks us still. deliver us … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, eden. temptation, evil, frailty, Garden, good, help, knowledge, Lent, limitations, Prayer
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Lent Prayer 22 – March 26
Lent Prayer 22 taking a piece of the truth as the whole leads our hearts astray forgetting all the grace that comes our way as if only one part mattered help us to see your hand beyond the narrow focus … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, focus, God, grace, Lent, limitations, limits, narrowness, openness, plans, Prayer, rigidity, spirit, vision
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white tail limitations – August 9
8.9 white tailed hind quarters disappear into the late dusk shrubbery across the street a pale fawn cocks its rear leg in statue form. the dog notices none of it, or all, large animals being beyond his ken … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, animal knowledge, dogs, limitations, White-tailed deer
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