Category: Thoughts
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The Habits of Highly Effective People
Stephen R. Covey is a champion in the leadership and self-help fields. I’ve been reading non-fiction like fiction doesn’t exist (seriously–I’m in the middle of 12 books, all of them non-fiction). I determined it was time to begin pursuing some of the self-help classics. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is as classic as…
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Weekend Things
Last night, just before dinner, I took my nephew out to play in the sun. I sat him in the baby swing, sat myself on the grass in front of him, and sang him silly songs as he swung back and forth. My Pa came out and started kicking around a soccer ball. Little Man…
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Disaster
Somehow, I made it past yesterday. Yesterday everything was a disaster. There were no disasters. Everything wasas it always is. But my mind and my heart said everything isa disaster. The world was heavy in my hands. My actions,small and futile. Hopes? What are hopes.Broken pieces of dreams pricking hearts, areminder of nothing. Dreams? What…
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House Keys
About ten years ago it became clear that the front door was in desperate need of a new handle. The parents had put off acquiring a new one for as long as they could (things like door handles and door keys seem to always be at the bottom of the list). The new handle came…
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A Truth
It’s 8:15 on Saturday night. The parents are out of town for the weekend. I could have invited over all my friends and all of their friends, too, and had a raucous party with no fear of disturbing anyone. I could have invited over my favorite friends and enjoyed an intimate night of talk and…
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Today I Am Sore
Yesterday was my first outdoor run of the season. I went barely three miles and ran most of the way. Like a fool, I thought I’d be able to do the same run today. I need a day, maybe two, to recover. My recovery strategy: go up and down the stairs as few times as…
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Pillowcase Capes
As a child I was sure I could fly. I knew I couldn’t actually fly but that was only because I hadn’t yet found out the secret. I wasn’t daunted. I knew someday I would learn the secret to flying. Maybe when I grew up a little bit and turned six. In anticipation of such…
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The Airport
I picked up Ma and Pa from the airport yesterday. They were gadding about the country visiting uncles and aunts and children and grandchildren. I was stuck at home but I didn’t mind. Mostly. I believe very firmly in meeting people when they come off of planes. Particularly when they are flying with a three-month…
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The Best Cookies Ever
On Sunday I was asked to make cookies for a church activity. I readily agreed and a few minutes later, when the activity was announced, informed a large group of my peers that I was making cookies and that I make the best cookies ever and so they should come. The next day and a…
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Your Space
The days are cool, the air sharp and crisp. There is just enough tilt left for afternoons to be passingly warm. A few days ago, I enjoyed the bright colors from the curb in front of my house, a habit developed in childhood that adulthood hasn’t yet bested. It is strange to consider how my…