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Valentine’s Day presence
Do you want to shoot me now or later? February 14th is the day for that annual ritual where sweethearts acknowledge one another with gifts of love. All month merchandisers of anything remotely connected to romance have positioned themselves to … Continue reading
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Christmas presence
It’s almost done for this year—the ritual of frenzied shopping for gifts. The norm is to give things, material doo-dads. When I think of what I would most like to receive for Christmas, the so-called perfect gift, it would have … Continue reading
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Let’s kill the culture of violence
Many of us have joined the ranks of a collective decision that the best solution for quite a few of our problems is to kill someone. Blowing people away takes them out of the game. They are no longer a … Continue reading
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How I censor myself (and what I do about it)
In this take-it-all-too-seriously world, I have sometimes found it dangerous for me as a man, especially as an older man, to tell a woman that I think she’s beautiful. The semantic traps are many. Am I being sexist? Superficial? Inappropriate? … Continue reading
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Why near-death experiences intrigue me
Someone recently asked me, “Why are you so fascinated with near-death experiences. Why live your life for some distant future and miss living your life now?” That’s a valid point. A lot of people don’t live for the present. They … Continue reading
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How to deal with negative thoughts
In this era when so many people are into the Law of Attraction as depicted in The Secret and many other places, it’s almost become forbidden to entertain negative thoughts. People who consider themselves spiritually awakened have frequently come to … Continue reading
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Lost Friends
In normal parlance, the term girlfriend, when applied to something that a guy has, implies a romantic connection. I grew up having girlfriends, and these do not imply romance. When I was three years old, the only close friend I … Continue reading
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The Terror of Embracing Strangers (365 Days of Hugs)
This woman is my new heroine. Her 365-day quest to hug more people–including strangers she finds on her local travels–appealed to me as an act of great courage. Why was it courageous? Because she forced herself to ask strangers if … Continue reading
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Do we attract violence because we crave violence?
Horrors happen. Murderers kill people. And then it’s all over the news. The news makes it sound like all the bad guys are out there attacking and terrorizing us helter-skelter and willy-nilly. We, the good guys, tell you, the good … Continue reading
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Meet yourself in this amazing writing exercise
Here is a most interesting personal growth exercise (or flat-out game) that you can adapt to your particular situation. Maybe you are single and without a love interest. Maybe you are in hot pursuit of love yet find yourself mired … Continue reading