Dear Readers

Since the start of my blog I have been enjoying the comments and contacts from you. Here is a summary of the most read articles on this blog in the case you missed one and would like to catch up. I know I would love to hear from you.

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  On Faith

          Many of us live by faith… in something, and not all faith is tied to religion. And what is faith, by the way? Not just somethi...
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  On Accountability

        Sometimes being accountable for what we say and do is no fun, no fun at all. It can mean that we really have to own up to where ...
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  On Investments

          A recent TV commercial featured a pleasant-looking couple sitting across a desk, talking to a cheerful advisor of some kind when...
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  On Living as Spiritual Beings

  I think that many, many people are aware of Wayne Dyer’s incomparable statement: “We are spiritual beings living a human life.” It is s...
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  On Citizenship

  I don’t know about you, but with some unease I have long been aware of the word that government agencies, organizations and corporations...
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  On Crossing the Rubicon

  History buffs will remember an epic decision made by Julius Caesar during the struggle for power in the early Roman Empire. In the yea...
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  On Living a Simple Life

     How often, when we are very busy, maybe snowed with lots to do, do we say we want to live more simply? We want to feel more comfor...
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  On the Long, Slow Road to Love

  Umpqua Community College... Last June I wrote a blog entitled, “On the Long Road to Love,” regarding the shooting of nine church members ...
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  On the Old Country

  There are certain streets that we frequently drive that cause my husband to say, almost automatically, “Just like the old country.” Now...
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  On the Status of Buggability

         The ever-changing American lexicon is a joy to play with. As a person who uses a great many words in my work, I am constantly fa...