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LOYALTY

[All photos by Ian Eberly] LOYALTY If you read my post, The Twelve Virtues of the Merchant Priest, from the book  Sacred Commerce, A Blueprint for a New Humanity, (reviewed) by authors Ayman Sawaf and Rowan Gabrielle, then you know that … Continue reading

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Oh S#%!

[wine bottle label — assuming that they mean gentlemen and gentlewomen]   Oh S#%! I gave up cursing for Lent.  It’s gotten really bad with me:  that long lead in to the 2016 Presidential elections and then the actual election … Continue reading

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Canto Della Terra

Canto Della Terra (Song of the Earth) First came the men with the trucks, V8 engines and tires so big you needed a stepladder to get into the cab, walking around like they belonged here. From our perch on the … Continue reading

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Honor

HONOR If you read my original post about The Twelve Virtues of the Merchant Priests, then you know that, as suggested in the book, I’m going to consider and write about one virtue a month for an entire year until I get … Continue reading

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Just Be Nice — #WATWB

Just Be Nice A few weeks ago, I found this copy of Philadelphia Magazine in the lunch room at work, left, thankfully, by a fellow magazine recycler who’d obviously enjoyed the issue and wanted to share — a nice guy … Continue reading

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Star Wars – The Last Jedi

Star Wars The Last Jedi (A non-review review) After weeks of trying to get to the theatre, of sold out shows and unexpected snow events, of sickness and schedules that wouldn’t sync up, we finally saw Star Wars, The Last … Continue reading

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The Twelve Virtues of the Merchant Priests

The Twelve Virtues of the Merchant Priests I recently reviewed, Sacred Commerce, A Blueprint for a New Humanity, by authors Ayman Sawaf and Rowan Gabrielle. In their brilliant book, Sawaf and Gabrielle talk about the emotional alchemy practiced by the … Continue reading

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Here Comes the Sun

  Here Comes the Sun Since the fall equinox, the bringer of earth’s light, that heliocentric fireball we spend our days and nights circling has been getting more and more stingy with its gifts, about 55 seconds a day more … Continue reading

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Pit Crew

PIT CREW It’s 6 a.m. My last kid at home, a high school senior, told me before she went to bed some time way too long after midnight that she wanted to get up and study for her (insert subject … Continue reading

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We Are the World Blogfest — Giving Thanks

Giving Thanks Wow, did we go through a whole cycle of the moon already?  It seems like a minute ago we were here, spreading the good news, uplifting each other and ourselves.  And given that this time around the We … Continue reading

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