Bearing Witness
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Standing in Awe
To see the moon and be awestruck. The red moon reflecting the sun’s light through the smoky last night and be dumbstruck by the miracle of the moon The miracle of that rock orbiting our earth. The miracle of that rock that was expelled from this earth when a mars size object collided with this Continue reading
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Consider the Orchid
Consider the orchid. Consider the orchid at the grocery store. Consider the display of orchids at the grocery store. Consider the white pots. Consider the green stem. Consider the stick that supports the stem. Consider the bloom. Consider the flower blooming. Consider the beauty. Then I think of the orchid purchased bought home consider the Continue reading
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Standing on the Edge
Yesterday Yesterday Yesterday At work, Yesterday We had a customer call threatening to end his life (I manage in a major call center). A message came through Teams from a trainer that a new employee had a customer on the phone that was threatening to end his life. We have a procedure Continue reading
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Standing on a Corner
I was uncomfortable and my heart broke at the bus stop last night. Sibley and 4th in downtown Saint Paul, waiting for the bus and everything was everything and I was uncomfortable while my heart broke. So many broken people. So many people with nowhere to go. So many people with nothing left. Nothing to Continue reading
Six Notebooks 