Category: witness
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Changing the Lightbulb
There’s an old joke: How many psychiatrists does it take to change a lightbulb? Only one, but it will take a long time, cost a lot of money, and the lightbulb has to really want to change. Change is hard. It’s harder if we resist it. Sometimes resisting change is the correct thing to do.…
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Vicariously
I was never subjected to any form of substantial abuse until I joined the military. That was abuse that I volunteered to receive. My childhood was very safe physically. But my parents took in kids that had received substantial abuse. I still wrestle with the psychological effects of being near other children who had been…
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All Through the Night
Hark a solemn bell is ringing Clear through the night Thou my love art heavenward winging Fast through the night Earthly dust from off thee shaken Soul immortal thou shall waken With thy last dim journey taken Home through the night
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Windchimes
My phone doesn’t like the word windchimes. The spell checker doesn’t think it’s a real word. Today I took a picture of our lilac bush which is just starting to bloom. I was sitting on the porch and our windchimes are in the shot. When I tried to share the image my text got flagged…
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Taking a Walk
I went for a walk today to look at the river. It was bright, cold, and windy. Surprisingly there were quite a few people out and I actually talked to other humans. I took some pictures of the high waters and made it home dry.
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Public Speaking
I could never be a public speaker. I drink too much and I pee too much. I have my greatest thoughts in front of the toilet. For instance today I thought, “I stand with the proclamation by Joseph Smith Jr. that ‘The Book of Mormon is the most correct of any book and a man…
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Wrong
Danny and I have a running argument about whether a person can be wrong. His stance is that everything is just an opinion and that there is no such thing as a wrong way to see things. I on the other hand am convinced that reality is cold and hard and that it will stab…
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Immortal Perfected Teeth
I have some small hope that I will be resurrected with a perfect frame. I really like the idea of immortal perfected teeth. I wouldn’t mind me some immortal perfected eyes neither. Is it a fairy tale? Is it something the oppressors tell the masses to keep us quiet in our suffering? Are my body’s…
Latter Day Sinner 