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Category Archives: faith
Transcendent Love
Continuing the chronicles of my spiritual journey… Last August, I took a course that I absolutely loved. It was an introduction to a contemplative educational philosophy, and it required a lot of inner work and reflection. At the center of … Continue reading
Posted in behavior change, faith, family, religion, spirituality
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resolutely happy.
For the past month or perhaps a little less (I’ve lost track), it felt like all signs were pointing towards an imminent move back to our house in West Grove. It was like we were on a plane that was … Continue reading
Posted in faith, family, personal reflection
Tagged blog, chester county, clincher, friends back east, fun, heart, home, house, imminent move, Life, progressive churches, property, structure, sudden twist, summer visitors, topanga, track, trespassers, weird noises
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Do what you’re doing with all of your heart.
So, in terms of an update: we went to Mosaic yesterday (that’s a church) in Pasadena. We have been both Sundays that we have been in LA, and it’s a fun way to spend our day. Darby, Jason, Lyric, and … Continue reading
Posted in faith, family, fitness, personal reflection
Tagged Boot, church, goals and dreams, heart, lunch foods, time at the top, unexpected surprises, waterfall, waterfall trail, yesterday
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Sail on
I woke up this morning and I found out that I did not get the Fulbright. Gasp, I know. Whenever you read the words “I regret to inform you” in the beginning of a letter and then “please do not … Continue reading
Journal Snippets from the Past 5 Years
Because it’s the weekend (blog reading is low on the weekends) I am going to do a little unconventional blog post. I just browsed through some old snippets of my journal writing from several years back. It surprised me to … Continue reading
Posted in faith, personal reflection
Tagged ambitious person, biological determinism, Culture, faith, Humans, humble life, journey, life creatures, Self, true belief, weight
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Rumination
I am really tired tonight, folks, and my writing may reflect that. I thought that I would briefly mention rumination before retiring to bed for the night. Rumination is the term for a concept with which most people are familiar. … Continue reading
Posted in faith, stress and health
Tagged behavior, concept, control, coping mechanisms, emotional tone, faith, hoeksema, negative emotion, negative emotions, person, stress, uncontrollable events
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A Tip from the Nile River
Today I went to campus for a sustainability committee meeting. Senya came with me. It went really well. She just chilled out on my lap for most of it; when she got hungry, I gave her a bottle. She was … Continue reading
Posted in faith, personal reflection
Tagged crash course, moment, nile river, pocket, Senya, voice, water, way, white nile, white water rafting
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Call me a Progressive, but I think racism is wrong.
Here is a blurb from an article that my professor assigned for this week. The author has just made a case that our “ruling class” comprised of progressives is ruining America by proposing or supporting amendments to the Constitution. It … Continue reading
Posted in faith, personal reflection, political
Tagged amendments to the constitution, American, american spectator, blog, Civil, civil rights bill of 1964, class, conservative views, Constitution, Country, discrimination, fact, Holiday, holiday weekend, jot, liberal arts university, living constitution, neglect, places of entertainment, post, public accommodation, Rights, social and cultural anthropology, thoughts and ideas, Weekend
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My Grad School Story
First things first: Happy Birthday, mom! You are such a special person, and I love you so much. Thank you for being who you are, for living your life with passion, and for always reaching out toward the purposes that … Continue reading
Posted in faith, personal reflection
Tagged accepting an offer, answer, birthday mom, boat, Collin, earth science, grad, heart, hope in my heart, offer, office, science program, tuition waivers, wasn
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