essence
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Sophia Again
She stepped from the broom closetlike a dinner guest exiting the powder room."Missed me?" she asked. "Like gas pain," I answered. "You know I'm here to relieve the pain?" "Yes, I know that." She eyed the box of Russel Stovers… Continue reading
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This Moment, Expanded
Stop focusingon what's missingfrom this moment.Focus insteadon what this momentoffers: texture color movement inspiration affection wonder stillness Your egowants to catalogwhat the moment lacks. Your soulwants to reveal the momentfor what it truly… Continue reading
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This Moment
We can critiqueeach momentfor what it lacks. Or we can embraceeach momentfor what it offers. Text and image © 2013 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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To Essence
Say yes to the River;relax in its flow;agree to the journeywherever it goes. Let go of the tiller;let slip both the oars.Stop looking landward;break free of both shores. Calm stretches await you–and rapids and falls,and eastward the Ocean's heartbeckons and… Continue reading
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May I Remind You
May I remind you,we love each other. It's why we were created.It's in our DNA.Try as we might to the contrary–and we sometimes try awfully hard–we love each other. Deep down,where God resides,we love each other. Text and image © 2011… Continue reading
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Ancient Child
Within me lives the ancient child–core, innocent, authentic, divine. He is the essential, foundational me. All the rest of me–my history, personality, web of relationships, accomplishments–is spun from and around this timeless boy. So much can accumulate that he is… Continue reading