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The Story that Didn’t End
I hold the view that one’s life is best understood as a True Story with many chapters, the story-line running through one after the other, chronologically and continuously. In the narrative of my life, there was a recent chapter that … Continue reading →
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New Year’s Day 2023
One way I thought to greet this new year was to reread my journal entries over 2022. That would show where and what my struggles had been, what I learned, what the highs and lows were and what the delivered … Continue reading →
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