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ARE YOU A DRIFTER OR A PILGRIM?
Most of my life I have been a drifter but not in the sense of a pilgrim who walks the Camino. My drifting has been both an inner…
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How to Have Gratitude When Life is Difficult
Gratitude is a transformative gift. It turns what we fear and want to run away from into something we can embrace and hold with pride.
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Pawndering with Dekker
Welcome to the ‘pawnderings’ of Dekker, a middle aged canine who loves to share his wisdom…as long as there is a piece of kibble in return. As a…
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What Are You Afraid Of?
If you have ever been afraid of anything, this is the article to read for it is a reminder that fear does not have to control your life.
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Living With a Service Dog
Living with a service dog meant that I had to surrender my understanding of dogs as 'pets'. And I have had a number in my lifetime.
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The Problem of Ageism
There is a problem that gets laughed at too often. It is called Ageism. Aging isn't the problem. How we disparage it is.Most people I talk to about…
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Why I Will Not Fight Illness
Long ago, I decided not to fight illness anymore. I have more adventurous things to do that don’t leave much time or energy for fighting a battle. One…
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Dekker Pawnders Death
Woof woof…Welcome to “Dekker’s page”, a monthly assortment of human questions Dekker answers with the wisdom of a Black Lab of British descent. (When he isn't s ...
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Do You Believe in God?
Do you believe in God? And do you practice that belief in some form of traditional religion? Or, like many, do you struggle with matters of faith?Let me…
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Against The Grain
It takes a lot of courage to live against the grain, to follow a different drummer than all your friends or buck the council of parents to “make…
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Thoughts on The Meaning of Soul Rest
I got to thinking about rest this morning. Very early! It seems that for as much as I wanted sleep last night, the sandman was working elsewhere!So exactly…
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Dekker Wisdom and other Pawnderings
If you are a new reader of TheReflectivePen, this may be the first time you have met Dekker's and his Pawnderings. He is a service dog for the…
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Finding Peace in the Darkness Before Dawn
Today, I'm excited to explore a lesser-known but profoundly nourishing spiritual practice: embracing the tranquility of the darkness before dawn
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Difficulty Sleeping?
Do you have difficulty sleeping? I have had an off and on again relationship with the sandman since I was a child. I still carry this image of…
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Would You Choose Aging or Youth?
IF you had a choice would you choose aging or perpetual youth? Suppose for a moment that aging was completely voluntary…that you could choose to remain young, vital…
