Health
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A Wellness Retreat
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1 min read
I’m on my way to CREDO, a clergy wellness retreat. I have a layover in Atlanta and was looking for breakfast. I found a little local grill. I ordered a simple breakfast sandwich. There was a mixup and someone else claimed mine. They invited me to take her (more expensive one). Look at that…
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6 ways to get better at leaving work for vacation
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3 min read
I am really bad at vacation. It isn’t fun for me to take. I have trouble leaving work behind. There are several reasons for this. I enjoy my work. My work is spiritually and intellectually challenging and I get a lot out of it. I also feel that there is always more to do. And…
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Please protect my kid!
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5 min read
Like many parents of Kindergartners, we walked our daughter to school for her very first day. Unlike most of the parents around us, we were scared of the thousands of little interactions: the other students, the teachers, the staff. Anyone of them could kill her. And when we left her there, we weren’t confident that…
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Allergy Documentary this Saturday
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1 min read
I just found out about this documentary sponsored by Food Allergy Research & Education and the Discovery Channel called An Emerging Epidemic: Food Allergies in America. We’re setting our DVR and I suggest you should too. Saturday, September 7 at 8 AM on Discovery Channel.
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Of what I was afraid
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3 min read
To tell you the absolute truth, I was not afraid I would die; I was afraid I would be damaged. Prepping for a colonoscopy, going into the hospital, being put under, being told of what was found: each of these caused concern for me. And if you’ve been reading along, you know my anxiety with…
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Not much to say
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1 min read
I am preparing to go have the procedure for which I have been preparing the last 24 hours. I have to say that of all the things on my mind, one shouts out the loudest: I can’t wait for dinner tonight.