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Jesse Cohen refers to himself as a “late bloomer.” But, late blooming flowers are stars in their season. And, at an age when most adults are pondering retirement and golf courses, Cohen is making music. He picked up the guitar at the age of 17, but didn’t really start learning how to play until in…

My husband and I compromise. However, the give-and-take is not a symptom of, “If you do this, I’ll do that,” syndrome. We compromise by applying spiritual rules of common sense, forgiveness, and honesty. The hardest part is not getting set in our ways and then thinking we can compromise with spiritual rules. Spiritual rules are…

Mary Anne is holding Spunky, a used-to-be feral cat who Mary Anne loved on until he became the mascot of Mary Anne’s Liquor Store. Mary Anne had been telling me about which wines were best for serving at Christmas to compliment the Holiday dinner. However, with Spunky in plain view and me not being an…

Our neighbor has a sheep ranch. The sheep are guarded by Pyrenees dogs. They are friendly, yet intuitively know to guard their charges. Frisco, Lilly, and Maggie are descendants of the large dogs which roamed the mountains of Asia thousands of years ago. French history books claim that this large dog accompanied nomadic tribesmen and…

New technology. Babies born every minute. Earth never stopping. The forces of expansion and rapid movement are radically transforming society. A void is felt. The pursuit of material wealth is exhausting and meaningless. The heart looks to religion for meaning. However, does the religious impulse have more to do with a search for a sharing…

Our daughter has brought our attention to Moin Khan, born in the United States but raised in Pakistan. With the bad-rap that Pakistan is getting these days, Moin Khan decided to do something about it. Under the motto of “A Different Agenda” Moin Khan is traveling the world on his sport bike, with a heart…

Last week, I got a phone call. “Cheryl can you please come in and work for Kathleen, she cut her finger so badly, she can’t work in the kitchen for another 10 days?” “Sure.” The kitchen prepares and serves breakfast, lunch, and snack to about 100 people, 5 days a week (most of the eaters…

Appetite allegedly grows and gets out of control during the Holidays. However, it isn’t appetite that grows, it’s the “thinking” mistakenly connected to appetite that grows and gets out of control. Appetite is. We want an appetite. But, when we let thoughts of body weight, holiday foods, diet, or lack of self-discipline, attach themselves to…

I can change Cheryl’s mood. When she gets uptight and weary, I go to her and quietly know Love and Life. I’m not expecting anything from her or from the world. I know one Holy Spirit. Cheryl calms down immediately and smiles. Don’t underestimate your “knowing” ability to influence a change in others for the…

My dad put me in front of the steering wheel of the farm truck when I was 6 years old. By the time I was 12, I was operating tractors. When I turned 15, Driver’s Education was a breeze for me. During class, the Driver’s Ed. Teacher would take 2 students at a time out…
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