I've only ridden a horse once in my life so don't really know what getting back in the saddle feels like, but Back on the Blog sounds less dramatic.
I haven't been completely idle. I write and play music almost…
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Thoughts of Dad
My father, David Franklin Witherspoon passed away on April 25th. I did write a post previously about his life and what he meant to me called I am my Father's Son in 2017. This is the text of a more…
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Transitions
Transitions are times of great danger. The disruption brought on by transitions leaves us vulnerable and exposed. We may fear what lies beyond the transition. Long held routines are torn away leaving us seemingly stranded in an unfamiliar world. We…
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Cultivating Compassion
It is difficult to find compassion in the world. Anger and hatred are everywhere. Compassion does appear in simple gestures, a stranger pausing to allow you into a line of cars or holding the door for you. A smile or…
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The Joy of Impermanence
Nothing is permanent. A permanent hairdo, a perm, is not permanent. It only adds or removes curls for a few weeks before you have to get a new one. Perhaps that's why the perm has fallen out of favour, it's…
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Hot Cross Buns
Food has always been an important part of family celebrations. Each holiday had it's traditional foods that have their origin partly in my Scottish heritage but perhaps even more strongly in my mother's Mennonite background since she did all of…
Read moreUnderstanding Ethics
I'm working on a project exploring professional ethics and hope you'll come along for the journey. It will be helpful for my thought process to share ideas in the supportive environment of my blog community. I would welcome your thoughts…
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Dyngus Day
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For several years now a small group of friends and neighbours have celebrated Dyngus Day.
It began when my wife and I were in Buffalo and saw a poster at our hotel promoting Dyngus Day celebrations. Further investigation…
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Political Theatre
That's really all politics is... theatre, and bad theatre at that. The actors vie for our emotional engagement, rarely appealing to any intellectual or rational reasoning. They bombard us with scripted dialogue designed to arouse our most base emotions. Truth…
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