Category: Spirituality
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Living in the Present
We’ve heard some variation of it a million times: live in the present, stay in the moment, be in the now, etc. As much as it is a cliche, as with most cliches, it’s quite valid. The problem is that most people think, “Yeah, yeah, live in the present, I get it,” but they don’t…
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City Wanderer
A lone man wanders through the streets From horns and lights his mind retreats His thoughts are with the flowing streams That each night occupy his dreams The busy people looking down Fingers typing, a slight frown The smiling man might have no home His spirit, though, is free to roam
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Memories
We were lying in the grass together late one warm May morning, under the big oak in the yard. The sun shone through the gaps, and as the leaves rustled back and forth in the breeze, the light danced across her face. She got up, sat on my chest, and smiled down to me. Her…
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What Happens When You Die?
What happens when you die? When you die, you die. That’s it. That’s the end. You lose consciousness, you lose everything. What a sad thought. You must be afraid of death then, if you think it’s the end of your existence. Sad, yes, but it’s the truth. I’d rather be honest with myself for the…
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Winter Weather
You start your car 20 minutes before you have to leave for work, otherwise the day would be off to an even more miserable start, your breath fogging up the windshield while you duck and try to see the hazy road through the small clearing in the frost, directly above the flow of air that…
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Reincarnation and the Spirit
I was jogging at night, along a sidewalk adjacent to a main road, although no cars were in sight. All of a sudden and for no apparent reason, as I felt the cool autumn breeze on my face, I saw the road and my surroundings as if from someone else’s eyes. It was a very…
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Hiking with Dogs
I spent part of my Thanksgiving going on a hike with Buddy & Rigs. As soon as I grab the leashes, or say the word “hike”, they know it’s on. Usually I’ll tell them 30 minutes or more in advance of our departure so I can selfishly enjoy their uncontained excitement as they prance around,…
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The Life of a Snowflake
It formed from ice crystals joined together high in the frosty atmosphere, until it became heavy enough to leave the cloud which was its home, drifting slowly, unhurriedly, toward the city below. The city folk were rushing between places, cursing under their breaths about the cold and the slush and the wetness. Perched on the…
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Aliens
I’ll never forget the last chapter of an astronomy textbook I had to read for a college class. I don’t remember the specifics, but the point was, “It’s not a matter of if intelligent life exists in our universe. It’s a matter of when.” Think of it this way. We are one planet that orbits…
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Slow Down and Lose Weight
Watching me eat used to be like watching a pig at the trough. It wasn’t pretty for the person watching, nor was it particularly enjoyable for me. Whenever someone would point it out, I’d just say, “I’m a Kobayashi,” with my mouth full. You lose out in so many ways when you eat fast. Although…