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Narrow the Gate
Like in that pecan grove, we all face daunting hazards that prevent our spiritual rebirth. Distractions squirrel away our free time, a job’s drudgery just to feed the belly dulls the mind. We rot in the shade of a towering mentor and fail to mature.
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Them!
I freaked out this morning when I saw black Argentine ants attempting to take over my kitchen.
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Lessons in Landlording
The next 27 years saw some hundred tenants come and go. I grew weary of hassles with late or unpaid rent, and the pains of maintenance problems like rusting handrails, leaky roofs, and repairs after robbery break-ins. I found a renter dead from a drug overdose. One tenant threatened to beat me up and kill…
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The Butterfly
“I learned to pray with a sharp focal image and experienced some extraordinary abilities.
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The Camelot Myth
“If I don’t have sex every day, I get a headache,” Kennedy used to tell people who would listen
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Civilization Devolved
I went alone for a long walk around my neighborhood after California’s self-quarantine advisory. A bit fatigued, I sat to rest on a bus-stop metal bench, the kind with handles between the seats. The traffic at this local intersection was now a tenth of the usual rush hour traffic. A Sprinter trolley pulled into the…
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The Banyan Tree
We visited the Hawaiian Islands in 1987 and took a tour of Lahaina, the former royal capital on Maui. In that small town, the activity was along Front Street lined with stores and restaurants, and packed with tourists. In the middle of the historic district, Banyan Court Park featured an exceptional banyan tree, which I later…
THE TRIQUETRA OF LIFE: Wisdom, Wealth, and Wellness 