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  • Dream On

    Dream On

    When I was 7 or 8, my brother, 19 years my elder, moved back into our house after he separated with his wife, and we shared the narrow attic bedroom space. That must have been weird for him, as he had spent his entire childhood up there with our other two brothers, who were much…

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  • There Is Always A Clearing

    There Is Always A Clearing

    There Is Always A Clearing. There is always a clearing. I discovered this long after you had passed, Where, in the absence of light I imagined the night Opening its pitch-black door just right– ajar For eyes like mine that yearned for hope, promise, Love. And there you were — are still to this same…

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  • 14 Hours In Light: Part 4. The Rising Sun, The Falling Moon, and The Epiphany

    Part 4. The Rising Sun, The Falling Moon, and The Epiphany These seven minutes I spend on the summit of Big Bald Mountain, waiting for the sun’s first sliver to slip over the eastern mountains beyond Little Bald are, perhaps, the most powerful of my life. Within the first minute of standing between the falling…

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  • Wandering to Fifty: My Secrets of Life

    I’ve included some of my favorite photos that I’ve taken over the years; it’s not that they are terribly relevant to the content of this post…I just think they capture my life over the last fifty years. So this is what 50 feels like. I have this urge to knock over a food display at…

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  • What Should Go Viral

    What Should Go Viral

    In the last few days, our lives have been inundated with “The Dress” and whether we see the colors white and gold or blue and black. In my Saturday afternoon travels, I realized that the discussion had reached my local Royal Farms store, my local public library, and my local gym — all in a…

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  • The Christmas Rose

    The Christmas Rose

    “The Christmas Rose” By Rus VanWestervelt, December 2014   If you would prefer to download ‘The Christmas Story” as a PDF file, you may do so HERE.   Dedicated to Patrick and Sandra, whose sons Ryan and Danny, respectively, passed away far too early in their young lives. May their spirits, and their love, live…

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  • Our Need To Endure

    Our Need To Endure

    Yesterday afternoon, I spent a good hour at my local library researching topics that interest me greatly: spirituality, love, peace, and writing. You see, I’ve had some pretty good plans lately for new publications. Most of them center on improving your life through mindfulness and spirituality, using writing as a vehicle to living a more…

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  • Peaceful Heart, Peaceful World

    If you wish to bring peace to the world, you must first bring peace to your own heart.” ~rvw

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  • Christmas Is For Children, But They Give Us These Three Greatest Gifts

    We hear and see it everywhere — from the non-stop Christmas music being played on radio stations to the holiday movies that we love to watch in the comfort of our own homes: Christmas is for kids. I remember those early mornings, waking up before sunrise to see what magically appeared under the tree overnight.…

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  • What If…

    What If…

      photo: resonancewithlife.com What if… …You took 10 minutes today and took out a sheet of paper and wrote a note to a friend? And what if you took another 5 minutes to put that note in an envelope and mail it to that friend? What if… …You did not interrupt a friend who had…

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