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Tag Archives: Health
What?
Yesterday, a young man jumped off a four-story parking garage and died on impact when he hit the sidewalk below. He was in his early twenties. I had seen a news report which began cryptically about a suspicious man in … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Thoughts
Tagged depression, Family, Future, Health, Living, Love, mental health, mental illness, Past, Present, suicide, what
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Thin places
I have a very large garden pot on my patio that years ago I fashioned into a fountain filled with goldfish. I love the sound water and the combination of hearing the gentle splash of the fountain and the activity … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Politics, Thoughts
Tagged Affordable Housing, cold, community, earth, Health, Homeless, Hope, Love, Need, Thin places, warmth
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Learning about love one french fry at a time
I am going to share something with you and you have to PROMISE not to tell my wife, I eat at McDonald’s once or twice a month because I love their french fries. I know, I know, I am always … Continue reading
Posted in discover wp, Life, Thoughts
Tagged Buddha, faithfulness, Family, French Fries, Future, Health, Kids, Love, Marriage, McDonald's, relationships
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The battle over our health
I watched a program last night, episode four, in a series called Life on the Line; The Lasting Impact. This episode was about Wilber “Wil” Alexander who has “sat at the bedside of the sick and the dying for the last … Continue reading
Posted in discover wp, Life, Thoughts, Writing
Tagged Care, Compassion, Doctors, Empathy, Health, Healthcare, Love, Medicine, physician, Wil Alexander
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Getting my ass kicked by the flu
Our bodies are touchy little creatures. They like to be warm and dry and are very picky about what we eat and drink. They like sleep and rest and certainly have their own special way of letting us know when … Continue reading
Posted in discover wp, Life, Thoughts, Writing
Tagged Clemson, Cycling, Flu, Football, Happy New Year, Health, healthy, Old, Sick, WordPress
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My Wish Book list for you
Before there was Amazon, before there was Toys”R”Us, Ebay or Target there was Sears. Sometime around the first of November the Sears Wish Book would arrive in the mail and the eight year old me knew that Santa was close. The Sears … Continue reading
The view
After 750 feet and about an hour and a half of climbing this was my view Sunday afternoon; What you are looking at is Looking Glass Rock on the right from high atop John’s Rock in the Pisgah National Forest. … Continue reading
Posted in discover wp, Life, Thoughts, Writing
Tagged Beer, exercise, Health, hiking, John Rock, Looking Glass Rock, Nature, Pisgah, Pisgah National Forest, Views, work
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Do these Lycra bibs make my ass look big?
I have probably mentioned a time or two that I ride a bicycle, the bicycle above as a matter of fact, a Specialized Roubaix in Satin Black. She is a fine and dependable steed that is not only fast, light and agile … Continue reading
The View
People ask me all the time how I can devote so much time and money to cycling. The answer is real simple, the view. Cycling is an expensive sport. Our bicycles cost $2,000 a piece. How do I justify spending … Continue reading
Heart Space
“All my life my heart has yearned for a thing I cannot name.” – André Breton Have you ever felt this? That there is a space, big or small in your heart that is vacant, completely unfilled. I discovered a … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Thoughts, Writing
Tagged Blessings, Creative Writing, Full, gifts, Happiness, Health, Heart, Hunter S. Thompson, Journey, musings, Space
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