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Day 365: Still
I still have so many boxes squirreled away that still need unpacking. And I still have lots and lots of stuff in storage, which some day I will need to sort through again. And I still have clutter piling up … Continue reading
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Day 363: Miss
“Miss” is not for missing a post yesterday–I actually had a blog entry written, and I thought I had hit “Publish,” but apparently not…. No, “miss” has two other meanings for me today. I suppose part of what I’m feeling … Continue reading
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Day 327: Recall
I was looking through a catalog of remainder books this morning and ran across a title I had not seen before: How to Sit by Thich Nhat Hanh. Seeing that title got me to recall how important just sitting has … Continue reading
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Day 324: Near
Well, here we are, in the home stretch. Tomorrow marks the final 40 days of this daily blog. Tonight’s entry is another one of those postings in which I write a few sentences, then delete them, and start all over … Continue reading
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Day 300: Recognize
Wow–300 days. Don’t mean to get too meta on this one, or too self-congratulatory, but that number seems worth acknowledging. I don’t think I will do any formal assessment of what I’ve covered over those 300 days, as I’ve done … Continue reading
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Day 299: Deal
Today, I had three tasks that demanded my attention. Not one of them was something that I wanted to do today. And at not a single moment during each of these activities did I find myself thinking: Here I am! … Continue reading
Day 297: Remake
My wife has been out of town for the past three days. No, I am not the stereotypical “helpless husband.” I can keep the kids fed and safe, and the house in relative order. But things do get a bit … Continue reading
Day 291: Question
I think I have been putting off this blog post for a little while now, but I’ve had a lingering question in the back of my mind for the past week or so: Has this blog already served its purpose? … Continue reading
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286: Transfer
Some things haven’t changed too much over the past 286 days. Finances would be one of them. While we are certainly not hurting for essentials, and the new job has been a help, our day to day money situation is … Continue reading
Day 282: Relocate
No, not homes. We’ve done that once already this year, and hopefully won’t be moving houses for a while. No, tonight I relocated stuff. The bedroom is still a pretty chaotic place–not exactly the refuge I had tried to put … Continue reading
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