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New Year’s Day
On this, the eighth day of Christmas,I remind us of what author Taylor Caldwell said: This is the message of Christmas: We are never alone. May you know this deeply, trulyin the final days of the season. Text and… Continue reading
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Sacredness
Sacredness is never inherentin words, objects, events or spaces–it is what we bring,our consciousness of the divine. On this day,what will your awarenesssanctify? Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Waiting for the Mud to Settle
She sits in silence,waiting for the mud to settle,the water to clear. It takes awhilebut it happens,and at the bottom of the poolshe sees a pearl,and a small, teary-eyed monster, all out of breath,mother's cameo broach lost in '82,a broken… Continue reading
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To My Inner Artist
Dear Inner Artist, I so believe in you. I so believe that you have something important to say and much more to discover. The photography you do is good–sometimes amazingly, remarkably good. It comes from a place of authenticity, deep… Continue reading
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Feast of the Epiphany
On Epiphany, an epiphany would be welcomed. I can't count on it, of course, or create it. (Such is not the nature of epiphanies.) But I can invite it: "Today (on Epiphany)," I say aloud, "Please, if you don't mind,… Continue reading