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Category Archives: Material Things
But For the Grace of God
My memory of that afternoon awakens thoughts of a sunny fall day. Back in time a dozen years it was one of those in-between days of not cold yet, but not warm either. Balanced between extremes that Saturday was one … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Material Things, People, Wisdom
Tagged gratitude, inspiration, kindness
Legacy Of Lack
I don’t want whatever I want. Nobody does. Not really. What kind of fun would it be if I just got everything I ever wanted just like that, and it didn’t mean anything? What then? Neil Gaiman Lack – Deficiency … Continue reading
Posted in Beyond the obvious, Lessons learned the hard way, Material Things
Tagged gratitude, inspiration, learning to be happy
Freedom and Choice
A futurist’s comments I read about fifteen years ago predicted one day the number of big stores where you go to buy things would be far fewer. The suggestion was made that instead of going to Sears or Best Buy … Continue reading
Posted in Choices, Letting Go, Material Things
Tagged choice, hopes, learning to be happy
Finding Meaning In What You Have
Sitting here this morning in the lap of plenty, I began to think about looking for a new sofa for the den. The one there has seen much better days. The impressions on it made where people frequently sit are … Continue reading
Posted in Learning, Material Things, Perspective
Tagged appreciation, happy with what 'is', little things
Improved Means to an Unimproved End
Living in a country where I have been programmed to consume, it’s difficult not to indulge to or even past the point of what I can afford. Things have not always been so in this country. Somewhere in the last … Continue reading
Posted in Choices, Letting Go, Material Things
Tagged keeping things, self-awareness, too many possessions
The Shack Out Back
There is no memory of ever being in one that was painted. The look was always old wood worn gray by rain, sun and cold. Built for function and not comfort, I remember none that were fancy or adorned in any … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Material Things
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Quiet Joy
Give thanks for a little and you will find a lot. Nigerian Hausa proverb Still sleepy and only minutes after rising from bed I was headed to the kitchen to make coffee. As I walked down the hall a greater than usual sense … Continue reading
Posted in Knowledge, Life, Material Things, Simple Pleasures
In the Gaining of Much, Much Has Been Lost.
The last decade plus a couple of years has been the most turbulent. This life adventure includes relocation to a new city from one I had lived in for eighteen years, separation and later divorce, my 16 year-old son suddenly … Continue reading
Posted in Material Things, Self Awareness
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Books Can Be Dangerous
The city where I live is blessed with a huge used book store that now occupies the majority of a strip center. Gardner’s is a funky throw-back to another time. The store has earthy feelings like something from the late … Continue reading
Posted in Knowledge, Material Things
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But for the Grace of God
My memory of that afternoon awakens thoughts of a sunny fall day. Back in time a dozen years it was one of those in-between days of not cold yet, but not warm either. Balanced between extremes that Saturday was one … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Material Things, People, Wisdom
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