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Author archives: Gary Gruber

Elder, long life learner, active blogger, traveler, RVer, author, who is marrieds. & with 7 children and their partners, plus 14 grandchildren. Resident of SW U.S. for past 30 years, first NM and currently southern AZ. Native of Ohio, graduate of Miami U (Ohio), Princeton Seminary, (M.Div.) Penn State University (M.S. & Ph.D.). career educator and consultant.

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March 25 , 2019 /

SEASON OF CHANGE

With Spring in full swing, we note the change by buds and blossoms, the vibrant colors, new growth, warmer temperatures, longer daylight hours, and a general increase of activity in the natural world. One thing we all have in common, regardless of our age, is that we also change, day by day, season by season,

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March 18 , 2019 /

EOSTRE, GODDESS OF SPRING

Here’s the story of the Anglo-Saxon goddess who’s responsible for putting chicken eggs in a bunny’s basket and who has magic powers similar to the magic of Spring itself. https://www.kitchenproject.com/history/Easter/BunnyEggs.htm This year, Easter and Spring are separated on the calendar by 29 days, almost as many as possible.  Spring arrives March 20 and Easter is

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March 8 , 2019 /

FROM TIME TO TIME

From time to time, I think about time.  We use time as if it were a commodity, even talk about how we spend it.  The  sun, moon and stars are better keepers of time than we are and I believe the indigenous peoples were onto this long before we invented clocks and attempted to regulate

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March 1 , 2019 /

50 YEARS 10 LESSONS

(Published originally February 18, 2018) Imagine the following conversation: You:   You worked 50 years and only learned 10 lessons? Me:     Well, actually, I’m still working and I’m still learning. You:   What do you mean, you’re still working? Me:     What I said, I’m still working. I’m teaching, consulting, counseling, writing, speaking, doing whatever I want to

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February 24 , 2019 /

A STORY OF RENEWAL

For those who work hard, who work long hours, and are deeply engrossed in a particular job, a common fault seems to be that they do not take time out very often for their own renewal. The missing ingredient may be a plan that includes a commitment to honor the process of renewal and figure

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February 16 , 2019 /

FROM HERE TO THERE

Many career decisions are also life decisions but not all life decisions have to do with careers. The question to entertain is, “What’s next?”  What should be next is an assessment of where you are at the moment with relationships, with emotions, with health and life style and with financial resources. The bigger question is

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