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I Wanna Go Back
What if we went back to not discussing politics, money, or religion in casual conversations, given that history has shown us that these discussions nudge us more toward estrangement rather than engagement? And what if no one ever knew who we voted for, because what we do with that soul-searchingly private and highly sought-after and…
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Progressively Mas Early
This morning, life woke me up at 3:00 a.m. I was not mad. I felt good. Each day I have been in Medellín, I have woken up an hour earlier than the day before. This morning, I actually woke up BEFORE the city. It was amazing. Virtually no sounds, except for air moving. I heard…
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Listening to Strangers on the Plane
Something I have not experienced in quite a while is how lovely it can be to get to know the person sitting next to me on the plane. On the first leg of our trip from Dallas Fort Worth Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport, I sat next to a lovely woman named Charlene Whitaker…
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Thirty Years Ago Today
Music has been a lifeline for me since forever. I remember my Dad singing “Joy To The World” to me when I was a little girl — the Three Dog Night one, not the Jesus one. It never occurred to me to wonder what the heck “Jeremiah was a bullfrog, he was a good friend…
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Ooh La La
I went to a concert this week. A full-blown, internationally-recognized touring artist at one of the world’s most amazing venues. And I cried. Nay, sobbed. When Grace Potter began singing “Nothing But The Water” a capella on the sparsely equipped stage at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, I felt . . . well, I felt a lot…
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No More Waiting
Why did we take away waiting? Waiting is what kept us from blowing up at others the instant we thought we knew we should be mad about something. Waiting kept us from immediately sharing photographs that people could never un-see and that weren’t ours to share in the first place. Waiting afforded us the opportunity…
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Hypoxia
Today, a cell phone app showed me how unhealthy my marriage was for me.. I checked my resting heart rate first thing this morning. It was 56 beats per minute. Later, I was listening to some songs in my iTunes account, and up comes a voice recording. From that fateful night in December 2013 when…
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Prisoner of Indifference, pt. deux
Sometimes, it is difficult to not lapse into a victim mentality. Sometimes, it is difficult not to overflow with resentment. Sometimes, it is difficult to find the positive in an extremely negative situation. Sometimes, it is overwhelming to look at the sum of a finite set of experiences and not question, “why try?” Sometimes, I…
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No Numbing Allowed
On my mom’s side, I am the oldest grandchild, and I am her oldest child. Yet, I am not typically the one who has the forethought and whatever-else-it-takes-that-eludes-me to plan and execute a family event for such a thing as a major holiday gathering. I used to wonder why. I’m pretty sure I’ve figured it…
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