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Tag Archives: Death
What we bury
“If any of you cry at my funeral, I’ll never speak to you again!” – Stan Laurel As I pedal my bicycle all over the county I pass little memorials erected on the side of the road. Signs and homemade … Continue reading
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Tagged burial, Christianity, Death, Faith, Funeral, God, Hope, memorials, Religion, Resurrection
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Memories of heaven
It is funny being around people who you have known your whole life, people that have known me my whole life. I attended my aunts memorial service yesterday and saw uncles, aunts and cousins that sadly I hadn’t seen since the … Continue reading
The math of living and dying
I think about life in terms of generations rather than individual lives. My interest in Genealogy is probably the reason for this. So in terms of generations, within my family, I am creeping up to the top, next inline for … Continue reading
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Tagged Birth, Death, Future, genealogy, Generations, Living, Love, Numbers, Past, Present
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Life and death in the forest
“The world is afflicted by death and decay. But the wise do not grieve, having realized the nature of the world.” – The Buddha My wife and I try to hike in the Pisgah National Forest every Sunday, specifically in … Continue reading
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Tagged Buddha, Buddhism, Death, hiking, impermanence, Lao Tzu, Life, Pisgah National Forest, Seasons, Spring, Taoism
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Space in our hearts and hard drive
We have an old desktop computer at the house that is probably ten or fifteen years old. It never gets used anymore. I have a laptop and my wife uses an iPad so between these two gadgets and our iPhone’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Death, Facebook, Future, hard drive, Heart, memories, Past, pictures, Present, technology
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Squeezing lemons
“I believe that if life gives you lemons, you should make lemonade… And try to find somebody whose life has given them vodka, and have a party.” – Ron White I live in a city with a population of 65,000 … Continue reading
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Tagged Acceptance, control, Death, Future, Happiness, Lemons, Living, Past, thankfulness, Today, Tomorrow
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