Probably none the Pew readers have ever felt like they would like to change something about themselves — that there is something about oneself that isn’t authentic and thus destructive. But in case you have, and I admit going from one unauthentic thing to another, it’s possible to get rid of that unauthentic part. The…

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“An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.”    For some strange reason, my favorite rule in Physics was the law of Inertia. I ran across a reference to inertia the other…

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Suzy says enough already with reconciliation, and since reconciliation begins at home, I will come back to the subject later. The most Christian Act is sharing a meal. — Sister Eileen, curtesy of my friend Kent. I know Sister Eileen’s message to be true, but reading it again caused me to wonder why. Perhaps hunger and the…

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I hope I haven’t given you the impression that reconciliation is easy, it’s not. Take for example, tonight is the President’s State of the Union Address, and before it is even given both parties appear to be drawing lines in the sand. Perhaps having the Address in a big chamber on national TV is not…

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Invite the dragon to tea. — Buddhist expression Thanks to my friend Ron for today’s quote. He says that we are safer if instead of building a wall to keep the enemy out, we welcome it in. Rob, follows with this one with — “An enemy is one whose story we have not heard.” Made famous…

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