Tag: life
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The Seven Faints
“I started making a list of all the times I almost died” said one of the folks at a dinner outing the other day. Something had sparked a memory of a childhood accident that had nearly killed him and he had started to ponder all the near misses with death in his life and had…
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My Aim is Not So True
“Is that a bruise on your palm?” “Yes.” “How did you do that?” “I smashed it with a hammer.” “Your palm?” Silence. “I’m a very bad aim.” And indeed I am a very bad aim. But I try to look at it in a positive light: It’s very difficult, though not impossible, to aim so…
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Without Doubt 2
After my recent piece about not having doubt, I sensed there was some idea that my not having doubt meant I have it all figured out. Which is not an unfair reaction and may have rankled some folks. That was certainly not my intention (the road to hell is littered with good intentions, as they…
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Being Small – Invisible
Sometimes when you’re small it really means you’re invisible. Or unnoticed. Sometimes that’s good. Sometimes that’s bad. My best friend growing up was large. He was large physically and larger than life in personality as well. I don’t know if it was by accident or fate that led the smallest and largest school kids to…