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Odd Socks
Edit: I adopted this article’s title as my new newsletter name!
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Cemeteries & Galaxies
Cemeteries fascinate me and have as long as I can remember.
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Mortality's Shadow
During their lives, humans come to dread their mortality.
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The Silence of Solitude
Ever think about solitude, and the silence that comes when you don’t speak or have noisy external influences?
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Who Wants To Live Forever?
Cue the music: the beautiful, bittersweet Queen song of the same title.
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Teeter-Totter Times
When you reach age 50 (or so I recall… it’s been awhile), you’ve hit the theoretical apex of the body's teeter-totter: Before 50, most usually…
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The Iciness of Routine
Routine is the elusive siren song that's good for us, yet we often struggle to believe in it enough to make it stick.
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Desert Winter
When all is said and done, winter probably gets vote for favorite season.
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Down the Middle
Not sure exactly when I started my odd practice of preferring to walk down the middle of the road.
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Curatives for the Soul: Part 3 – Nature Immersion
Journaling and meditation aren’t selective about where or when you embrace them. But nature immersion can take a bit more planning, preparation, and…
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Stretching Just Beyond
Just beyond yourself.
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This Canvas Called Life
Yesterday’s stroll down memory lane while finally sorting through decades of family photos, stirred up more thoughts about my past than expected.
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