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Author Archives: rd734467
Location
Do you ever pause and muse, “how did I get here?” Not your physical location, but rather your location in life. Married or single. Employed or not. Friendless, or surrounded by people you love. A grimace, or a smile, gracing … Continue reading
Little Ones
An idea, a fleeting thought embossed itself in my mind’s eye as I stood up to take a break from studying. I was in a house full of children – eight at the least, all about four to six years … Continue reading
Moments
November 25, 2013 Here I sit. This morning, I can do no other. Life is moving, going, slowly slowly by. At times, I am caught up in the midst of it. At times, I feel strangely separated, an outsider to … Continue reading
April 11, 2011
Part of a journal entry I made on this date. “God…wow. You are SO BIG. And I am so small. And that is what makes all the difference! You, Almighty Creator of the whole world, of the sun, of a … Continue reading
Posted in Limping After Christ, Theological Reflections
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Silence
Today I woke up to about 4-5 inches of fresh, powdery snow covering the scenery out my apartment window. Formulating my plan for the day, I settled on hunting for a few nearby geocache sites. Once I was well into … Continue reading
Posted in Psychological Musings
Tagged Geocaching, nature, Outdoors, Silence, Vermont
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Waiting
I wrote this poem a couple of years ago, November 27, 2010. It was particularly relevant then, and it is relevant now. Always. Waiting. Hoping. Expecting. Dreaming. Waiting. I wait for a love. I wait for a destiny. I wait … Continue reading
Getting my LOTR geek on
On Tom Bombadil: ” “‘He is the Master of wood, water, and hill’” (I, 174; 160), and [Goldberry] goes on to say that nothing belongs to Tom; all that of which he is master belongs to itself. Tom’s mastery consists of … Continue reading
Body Language
A young woman stands, shoulders back, arms relaxed at her side, head turned at a slight angle. Her eyes set, her feet planted. She breathes deeply, and exhales. Her posture remains unaltered, her eyes continue to gaze ahead. She wears … Continue reading
Healing through Simplicity
Let me preface the main thoughts of this post by saying it is quite appropriate for me to be writing this on Black Friday (though published a day later), when I hope to shop, but more importantly shop with the … Continue reading
Posted in Psychological Musings
Tagged Black Friday, consumerism, depression, ecopsychology, Happiness, nature, simplicity
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The Alchemist
One book that all of my wilderness guide comrades recommend to anyone who enjoys reading is Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist. I decided, after browsing the field office’s library, to give it a shot. [Just fyi, there will be spoilers.] The story follows the … Continue reading
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