Category Archives: Spirituality

We’re All Just Wandering Souls

Something happened yesterday where my feelings became hurt more so than in a long while. I presented myself to another person in a way I thought was honest and caring. My comrade found great offense in what I said. This … Continue reading

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Before the Throne of Beauty

One heavy day I ran away from the grim face of society and the dizzying clamor of the city and directed my weary step to the spacious alley. I pursued the beckoning course of the rivulet and the musical sounds … Continue reading

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Patient Teacher

It has been said that life is the most patient teacher. You will be presented with the same experience over and over until you learn the best way to deal with the situation. This is not because life is cruel. … Continue reading

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Peacefulness Within

It’s Christmas Eve and I feel genuinely happy for the second year in a row. Little outside of me has changed. I still have my share of issues, troubles and things to sort out. However, what is inside me has … Continue reading

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Too Much Work and Not Enough Play

Eleven days off work has turned out to be one of the best experiences I have had in ages. Once again I am reminded that too much work and not enough play dulls my senses and washes the color from … Continue reading

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Threshold of a Dream

There is a certainty I have “some miles” on me, but also a sense of being far from being old. What puts that vantage point into perspective is knowing a decade from now I will be less than a year … Continue reading

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Namaste, Have a Nice Day, Good Morning

“Namaste” is a word I hear quite frequently these days, usually from someone who’s taking yoga or Ti Chi classes. I tend to be around “spiritual seekers” of one kind or another a lot and know the word seems to … Continue reading

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Thank You Doug

For today’s blog to make any sense, one should first read yesterday’s installment http://goodmorninggratitude.com/2012/08/30/thank-you-sherry/ Doug, a dear friend of mine, liked yesterday’s post. When I arrived home after work the short email from him below was in my inbox: Well, I … Continue reading

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Reflections: Seeking Solace In Tragic Times…

Re-blogged from http://eof737.wordpress.com/2012/07/20/reflections-seeking-solace-in-tragic-times/#more-23939  “I am sick of the solace of sorrow, And fear what the prophets foretold; I am tired of the tears of tomorrow, And wish that things were as of old; I have felt of the force of … Continue reading

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The Cry of the Road Not Taken

Clear in memory from my 20′s is becoming lost on my first solo cross-country training flight while learning to fly.  Absorbing what it took to become a pilot came easy and I was able to advance faster than most.  The danger in … Continue reading

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