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Category: Choices

Aging, Choices, Generations, Heroes, John Prine, Music, Relationships, Simplicity, Songs, Songwriters, Spirituality, Thoughts From the Porch

When I go…

January 10, 2021 gregoryjoel

A fellow blogger asked the question, “What song do you want to be remembered by?” My tastes are too eclectic to name just one. However, I have one in particular that needs to be played at my funeral…

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Choices, Community, Culture, Faith, History, Hope, Poetry, Quotes, Racism, Spirituality, The Future, Thoughts From the Porch

The Past Need Not Be the Future

January 5, 2021 gregoryjoel

“History, despite its wrenching pain

Cannot be unlived, but if faced

With courage, need not be lived again.” 

– Maya Angelou, “On the Pulse of Morning”

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Birthdays, Children, Choices, Christmas, Faith, Family, Grief, Parents, Prayer, Quotes, Relationships, Songs, Spirituality

This One’s for You Bear…

January 3, 2021 gregoryjoel

Grief changes the way you hear the music. Substitute “Baby” for Jeremy” or “Son” and this one is, well…

“On a Bus to St. Cloud”
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Choices, Common Sense, Emotional Health, Faith, Food Justice, Quotes, Relationships, Social Justice, Spirituality, Thoughts From the Porch, Truth

“The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it emotionally.” – Flannery O’Connor

December 9, 2020 gregoryjoel
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Belief, Choices, Common Sense, Creation, Faith, Humility, Quotes, Relationships, Truth, Uncategorized, What Can I Do

“Belief is a strong force, widely held, and sometimes it takes us a while to realize that confidence and volume are not a replacement for seeing things as they are and understanding how they work.” – Seth Godin

December 9, 2020 gregoryjoel
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