Tag: Tip of My Iceberg
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Spreading Arms
I love trees. Their branched arms stretch out wide, becoming homes for countless birds and small mammals, and they give shade when the temperatures soar. Many produce fruit or sap that we enjoy. We came across this tree while on a walk, and what appeared to be dead was actually alive. The branches were few,…
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What Is Necessary?
photo courtesy of Jimgming Pan on Unsplash I’ve been confronted lately with the dramatic difference between needs and wants. There are so many conflicts worldwide where many people are left without the necessary means to live and provide for their families. We see refugees in many places, trying to escape one area of oppression, and…
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The View From Where?
I flew for the first time in a long time. We had somewhere to go to do some work, and the whole airport/security lines dance was a reminder of what I used to do more frequently. We were arriving early in the morning, and the cloud cover was solid–down below would be wet and dreary.…
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Mundane Magnificence
Beaches, with their sand, seaweed, and shells, bring a spectrum of responses from many. For children, it’s a sheer delight to run through sand and bury themselves in it. For parents, it’s a royal pain to get all the grains out of hair and every other part of small bodies. Sand is a small thing.…
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The Landscape Of My Life
How easy it is to complain! I whine most days about how tired I am. I object to extra meetings at work. I’m critical of everyone else driving on the highway if they’re not going as fast as I want them to. I inwardly protest against long lines at the grocery store. There are those…
Tip of My Iceberg 