Author: katie
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Don’t bogart that joint, my friend . . .
I’ve reading all these articles about making medical marijuana legal across the United States. I also read a lot of comments – some funny, some exhorting the harmful effects of marijuana and warning how legalizing it for any purposes would cause the war on drugs to escalate and more people become addicted to marijuana. Now,…
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When the going gets tough . . .
I have a friend who is going through a personal health crisis. That is always tough. Somehow, it is more than frightening to consider our lives and think of it interrupted by necessary treatment. It is also frightening to consider our own mortality and such events always bring us to thinking about that. More often…
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Confessions of a southern tart
In my life, I always set three goals: to be honest, to have courage and to be free. Sometimes, I wonder if one can always can live present in all three, or if they rise and fall in one like the tide. Maybe I am only deluding myself, using that as an excuse for not…
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Ordinary Miracles
“Hold tenderly who you are and let a deeper knowing color the shape of your humanness. There is no where to go. What you are looking for is right here. Open the fist clenched in wanting and see what you already hold in your hand. There is no waiting for something to happen, no point…
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moggy’s glitch
This is a test to see if my post shows up. We are testing to look for moggy’s software glitch And while we’re at it, how do you like this bit of poetry? Ahhhhh,mmmmmmmm
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Perception is Everything
Whew, it seems like there has been such contention in the forums lately; a little more one-sidedness, a little less understanding. There’s more of “my way or the highway ” and less of “can we talk about this and maybe get somewhere? ” I’ve seen name-calling, words dripping with sarcasm, and someone keeps singing a…
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Too afraid of being taken in to be taken out . . .
I’ve noticed lately a growing trend among Americans to jump blindly aboard whatever bandwagon happens to be passing – as long as it proclaims us ‘right’ or gives us some sense of inclusion. What I find even more alarming is that it seems that there is less and less concern for researching, discussing, debating, whatever…
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Mushy Squishy
Mushy Squishy was nothing like its name led you to believe – although it desperately wanted to be a soft and lovable toy – a really mushy squishy thing. It longed to take any shape you wanted it to – I guess it aimed to please. It thought that the more it let you poke…
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Dock and a Dirty Rat
I believe I have mentioned in passing, my great-grandfather, aka as “Dock”. From all that I ever heard or read about him, he was one of those men who stands apart from the rest. I imagine they called him Dock because Augustus Cicero was, well – more than a mouthful, if you know what I…
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Loving Extravagantly – A Glimpse of Forever
8-10Love never dies. Inspired speech will be over some day; praying in tongues will end; understanding will reach its limit. We know only a portion of the truth, and what we say about God is always incomplete. But when the Complete arrives, our incompletes will be canceled. The Bible – 1 Corinthians 13:8-9 Having been…