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Tag Archives: Journey
The journey
What I saw; My wife wanted to head-up to the mountains to buy her Dad a Christmas gift, something that we saw in a shop this summer. There wasn’t any guarantee that it would still be there but given the … Continue reading
Posted in Discover, discover wp, Thoughts, Writing
Tagged blink of an eye, Chance, Change, Death, Family, Friends, Journey, Life, Living, Love
3 Comments
A Dogs Life-#4 update- A Eulogy
Way back in June of 2016 I wrote a post I titled A Dogs Life-#4 about the two current dogs in my life. In this post I wrote about my 100 + pound regal Rhodesian Ridgeback and my special girl, that I … Continue reading
Suck out all the marrow of life
“I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear; nor did I wish to practise resignation, unless it was quite necessary. I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life, to … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Thoughts, Writing
Tagged Beginnings, Death, ends, Henry David Thoreau, Journey, Living, Suck out all the marrow of life, Terry Ward
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Hurt and pain
This is a song about somebody else, So don’t worry yourself, worry yourself, The devil’s right there right there in the details, And you don’t wanna hurt yourself, hurt yourself, Put your arms around somebody else, Don’t punish yourself, punish yourself, Truth is like blood underneath … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Thoughts
Tagged depression, Faith, Get Help, God, Help, Journey, lifeline, Living, mental health, mental illness, suicide, Suicide Prevention
16 Comments
Goats in the road
“Life is one big road with lots of signs. So when you riding through the ruts, don’t complicate your mind. Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy. Don’t bury your thoughts, put your vision to reality. Wake Up and Live!” – … Continue reading
Posted in discover wp, Life, Thoughts, Writing
Tagged bicycle, Bob Marley, Cycling, Destination, Goats, Journey, Path, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Roads, Walt Whitman
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What we discover off the beaten path
“Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both, And be one traveler, long I stood, And looked down one as far as I could, To where it bent in the undergrowth”- Robert Frost I have written extensively … Continue reading
Posted in discover wp, Life, Thoughts, Writing
Tagged Buddha, Future, hiking, Journey, Paths, Pisgah National Forest, Present, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Robert Frost, Zen
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Biting off more than we can chew
“Bite off more than you can chew, then chew it.” – Ella Williams For a guy my size and age I am a good road cyclist. Over the course of the last ten years or so I have probably ridden 60,000 … Continue reading
How we are weaved together
The Vietnamese Buddhist monk, author and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh (Thay) preaches the concept of interdependence. In personal terms, you and I remain and develop because of the existence of each other. Thay concludes that if we stay mindful … Continue reading
Posted in discover wp, Life, Thoughts, Writing
Tagged Buddhism, Compassion, interdependence, interdependent, Journey, souls, Thich Nhat Hanh, Time, tobacco basket, Zen
15 Comments
Living life at your own pace
I was listening to a mental health professional in Sunday school who was talking about her work with the homeless. She made the comment that in her 20 years of work she had found that the best results she had … Continue reading
Posted in discover wp, Life, Thoughts, Writing
Tagged Balance, build walls, Instant gratification, Journey, Living, opinions, Pace, Time, truths, Zen
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Where should I go from here?
I started this blog on March 15, 2016 with this post: Waiting for Tomorrow. In thirty days or so I will have been at this blogging thing for one year. So after one year what I have accomplished? 443 post at an … Continue reading →