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At 50, I Have Learned . . .

Posted in Difficult Decisions, Diversity, Empathy, Faith, Family, Forgiveness, Friends, God, Grace, Honesty, Integrity, Less is More, Life Lessons, Love, Maya Angelou, Music, People, Quotes, Spirituality, Truth on October 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

 
 
Yesterday, I turned fifty. It doesn’t seem possible, but it’s true. I’ve been told that 50 is the new 30. Not quite sure what that means. I am certain it doesn’t mean I have the body of a thirty-year old. Perhaps it implies that I will live longer. That would be okay. But if it [...]

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First They Came . . .

Posted in Cause and Effect, Difficult Decisions, Friends, Holocaust, Making a Difference, Poetry, Quotes, Regrets, The Power of One on August 10, 2007 | 1 Comment »

The story of “The Rat Trap” reminds me of a quote/poem attributed to Rev. Martin Niemöller (1892–1984), a Lutheran pastor and anti-Nazi activist who survived imprisonment in Dachau concentration camp during World War II. There are several versions of this poem, but they all make a powerful statement just the same. This is the version [...]

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The Rat Trap

Posted in Anecdotes, Cause and Effect, Difficult Decisions, Friends, Making a Difference, Regrets, Short Stories, The Power of One on August 10, 2007 | 4 Comments »

 
A rat looked through a crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife opening a package. What food might it contain? He was aghast to discover that it was a rat trap. Retreating to the farmyard the rat proclaimed the warning, “There is a rat trap in the house, a rat trap [...]

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A Conversation with Shelia and Some Quotes on Faith

Posted in Aubrey, Difficult Decisions, Faith, Friends, Quotes, Spirituality on August 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

I called my long-time friend and colleague Shelia today to ask for some advice. My female dog Aubrey is 17 years old, and her age is starting to show. Many of her bodily functions are failing, yet she shows no signs of suffering. She still has a light in her eyes, and her tail still [...]

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