Archive: Reflect
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Nov 23, 2011
No CommentsFaced With Our Efforts
It only takes an annual checkup at the hospital to remind one of the fragility and ephemeral nature of life. It can also remind someone of love and comfort, of good days and happy memories. The veterinarian is no less a reminder than the physician. Pets and people have a value all their own, but...
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Oct 12, 2011
No CommentsExperiment In Choice
There isn’t a day that passes by us without choices to be made. From the moment our eyes open in bed, we are making choices. The most important of these involves how we choose to see the day. It’s like the choice between two pairs of sunglasses. Do I want to wear the pair that...
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Aug 31, 2011
No CommentsAllurement of Truth
We may no the difference between dogma and doctrine but too often dogma is considered truth when it isn’t. The axiom sits apart from dogma. It is a truth that resonates inside the mind, that when heard we are apt to nod our heads in agreement with it. Axioms float around in our world and...
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Aug 17, 2011
No CommentsThese Lessons are Lifelong
We teach our children important lessons in courtesy and respect. One of the most basic of these lessons is the use of “please” and “thank you.” Yet as they grow older we let go of these lessons and by adulthood they are often long forgotten. When was the last time you said please and thank...
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Jun 22, 2011
No CommentsGlancing Down The Tunnel
The subway station was dark. It was threatening, and I was alone. I stood in front of an ATM in this station, trying to extract some money so that I could return home safely. There was a strange man behind me. We were the only two there at that time of night. I could feel...
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Jun 01, 2011
No CommentsReflect Upon Yesterday
A journal is a nice way of looking back on one’s life; remembering the things that were done a year ago, ten years ago. It’s like looking at a photo album but with emphasis on one’s mental state at the time—an album of memory. There has been a trend to focus this memory, to attract...
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May 25, 2011
No CommentsVisit From An Asteroid
Most of us live in a world where media plays a large role. The internet, television, radio, and the press deliver content into our day-to-day lives with precision, often giving us pause to reflect on a particular subject or story. Last week, we had one of these moments of reflection; where doomsday came and went....
