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Author Archives: suemclaren24
Smiles
A Friend in Meeting today talked about an older woman he met as she was preparing to leave hospital. She smiled, genuinely, and he appreciated that. She shared that we all have something to give, and that a smile is … Continue reading
Starvation
It’s been ten months since isolation, quarantine, no touching, mask wearing and distancing were established as sensible rules to at least try to avoid the Covid virus. Lack of food or nutrition is one kind of starvation. Another is the … Continue reading
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Tagged Disappointment, Expectations, Optimism, Starvation, Velcro
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80 and Beyond
To clarify for those of you who have not been subjected to my rationale: when one turns a certain year, say 6, you have completed 6 years. So for me to turn 80 means I have completed 80 years in … Continue reading
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Tagged 80, fudging that age thing, Gratitude, Life review (short!), perspective, Thank you
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Early Morning Adventure(s)
We all have our traumas. How traumatic is in the eyes of the beholder and there is nothing like professional back-up for assistance. About 3:25 a.m., a sound that mimicked a large bird that has fallen from the nest, filled … Continue reading
Observations on life now
I am a child of privilege. By birth, skin color, education, and scented soap in the shower. My first word was not Mama but most likely, “why?!”. Education encouraged me to question, to challenge, to be an instrument of change, … Continue reading
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Tagged Challenge, Change, Death, Life, Loss, Observations, Privilege, Responsibility
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Independence
I was raised in a Republican family. I believe that teaching someone to fish is better than giving them the fish. My sympathies lie with health care for all, including access to medication, and a woman’s right to control her … Continue reading
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Tagged independence, Politics and the Press, The 4th of July
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Plans !
It has happened often enough: I have plans for the day; I have an idea of what needs to be done, where I need to go etc. And then it is six hours later and I wonder where my “plans” … Continue reading
How To Make a Good Day Better Route 113 is a local major two lane road. Driving south, I noticed what looked like a turtle in the northbound lane. I pulled into the first road and did a “u-ey”. In … Continue reading
A Tory Story, in pictures
This morning, I found Patch sleeping on a rocker, snuggled into two stuffed “teddy” bears. I have never seen him sleep there before. Next to the rocker, is a cat bed that he and Kaboodle used to share, but he … Continue reading
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Tagged Cats, Filling the Space, Finding The Tiger: A Coming of Age, Life Goes On, Sue McLaren, Susan McLaren
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The Hypocrisy of Christmas; Ditch the Gifts
Looking at Christian traditions, one might think that the Christmas holiday time was a once a year opportunity to truly exhibit a Christian spirit and to be in good company doing that. Instead, people feed greed : good slogan, eh? … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, Finding The Tiger: A Coming of Age, Gifts, Greed, Sue McLaren, Susan McLaren, The Spiritual Gap
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