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December 25 , 2022 /

DAY TWENTY-FIVE TRADITIONS

In the Christian tradition, December 25 is Christmas, a celebration of the birth of the central character, Jesus.  Many religious traditions were co-opted from other sources, often traditions that pre-dated the religion and thus were readily available for adoption.  The origins of Christmas stem from both the pagan and Roman cultures. The Romans celebrated two

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December 23 , 2022 /

DAY TWENTY-THREE SOUNDS

Spend the next few minutes listening.  After reading these words and descriptions, shut your eyes to listen and “see what you hear.”   Notice if there are sounds far away or sounds close by. How would you describe those sounds to someone who is deaf and cannot hear?   There are soothing sounds and disturbing sounds,

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December 6 , 2022 /

DAY SIX – OUTDOORS

Find a comfortable place to sit where you can see a tree. It can be a small or large tree and depending on the season and the type of tree. Notice its shape, its various parts from trunk to limbs to branches to leaves if there are any. See the different sizes of each part

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November 15 , 2022 /

THANK YOU!

I am indebted to Whitney Johnson for the idea of writing 30 thank you notes over 30 days to 30 different people. She mentioned it in her “Weekly Wisdom” newsletter of October 27.  If my daily practice continues on schedule, I will hit 30 on Thanksgiving weekend. What I have been doing is to identify

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August 8 , 2022 /

LESSONS FROM THE TREES

For the past 8 weeks, if there is any, one, dominant theme, it is trees.  Woods, forests, fields, streams, rivers and trees everywhere along the way.  Every kind of tree, both deciduous and evergreen – hard wood and soft wood;  fir and spruce, pine and cedar.  I see the smallest seedlings and the largest, tallest

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July 29 , 2022 /

WEEK SIX – TRAVEL PLUS

I had planned to keep two separate blogs, one continuing on various topics that I have had running along since 2011 and a more recent one dedicated specificially to travel.  That is not working as I had intended so I am abandoning the separate travel blog and will post those here along with others.  For

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