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My Amethyst
Describe an item you were incredibly attached to as a youth. What became of it? I liked collecting rocks as a kid. Smooth ones, shiny ones, colorful ones. My parents got me a big unfinished amethyst. The geodes I had are all gone. The bag of ancient fossilized shellfish is gone as well. The little…
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The Tribe of Mark
I had a conversation with an old friend where she tried to convince me that the only thing that makes the world work is love and that my admissions of selfness would leave me fruitless. I disagree fundamentally that humans are naturally loving and good. I think that selfishness is our defining feature. Yes humans…
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My Mission
What is your mission? I have received three clear visions about my mission in life. I rehearse them as a reminder of what is important to me and what should be important to me. They boil down to these three simple commands. I am called by the Holy Spirit:“Walk upright but be humble.”“Listen well and…
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Long Mortality vs. Long Immortality
What are your thoughts on the concept of living a very long life? In this body things slowly fall apart. As the years pass the little advantages of youth slip away. Man is mortal and our lives are meant to end. At least in this world. The promise of an immortal perfected body appeals to…
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Tracking Habits
I have a daily habit tracking app. I try to do seven things every day. One of them is to blog. I’ve gotten kinda lazy here. I answer the WordPress daily prompt. That counts for one. It doesn’t really feel like journaling though just the bare minimum to stay active on the site. The prompts…
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The Choices We Make
What could you do differently? On a plane to Germany when I was 17 I was listening to a motivational speaker through the onboard headsets. He talked about being in traffic behind another car and the car had what will sound like a rather mundane bumper sticker. The sticker read, “I’d rather be golfing.” The…
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My Billboard Sign
If you had a freeway billboard, what would it say? I don’t care for billboards but I suppose if someone else is paying for it my sign would tell people to buy my art. It would need to have the correct marketing information on it to drive sales. Does anyone want to help me with…
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Overthinking
Do you spend more time thinking about the future or the past? Why? I spend a lot of time in my head. I recite and rehearse ideas that I just had and the ones I am trying to have. My executive planning is not great but that doesn’t stop me from catastrophizing about tomorrow or…
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Children are the Greatest Gift
What is the greatest gift someone could give you? Without a doubt the greatest gifts I have ever been given are my four sons. I love my children because I can see so much of myself in them. Even the things that annoy me the most about my boys I totally own. I would like…
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College days
What colleges have you attended? I have attended Reed College in Portland Oregon. It’s sometimes called the Harvard of the West Coast. I was out of my league and got very depressed and failed out. I have also attended the University of Wisconsin on both the Rock County and Milwaukee campuses. If I’m not on…
Latter Day Sinner 