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Morning Prayer: 40/100. The Door Problem.

I haven’t discovered the truth of the young boy’s freeing the 18-wheeler truck wedged beneath an overpass. Story is he suggested they let air out of the tires. I have discovered the accuracy of his principle! Cindy and I expected the delivery of a new chair for our living room. We wanted to move the […]

Posted on June 13, 2016 at 6:25 am by Tim · Permalink · Comments Closed
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Morning Prayer 36/100. Skinned knees

Skinned knees were a pretty common occurrence before I was 10 years old. Not so common now, they happen still. Fortunately, the older I’ve gotten, the fewer knee-first falls. While I don’t recall specifics of the long-ago scrapes, I do have clear memories of the latest few. Those recollections let me know these are different from my childhood abrasions […]

Posted on September 21, 2015 at 5:00 am by Tim · Permalink · Comments Closed
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Morning Prayer 33/100. Steady pace

Moving at a steady pace is most often your best bet. I went out to run earlier than usual one morning last week. All along the way, a 10-yard stretch of grass separates sidewalk from boulevard. I rounded a curve and came upon a doe and two fawn, perhaps 3 weeks old, grazing on that […]

Posted on September 8, 2015 at 6:51 am by Tim · Permalink · Comments Closed
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Morning Prayer 21/100. Enthusiasm

Nothing great was every achieved without enthusiasm. (Ralph Waldo Emerson) Enthusiasm is such a powerful word. Its Greek root is enthous which means inspired. That originated from en + theos, meaning in + god, or God within.  So does your enthusiasm come to you from its outside source, such as a hobby, a learning opportunity, a spiritual […]

Posted on August 6, 2015 at 10:16 am by Tim · Permalink · Comments Closed
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