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Thoughts on Some of Life's Larger Issues

Apathy

With all the bad news we are constantly bombarded with, it's easy to start feeling that it's all too much. How can one individual possibly make a difference with the planet in such a mess? There is an organisation designed to turn that negative thinking Read More
posted Friday, January 30, 2009 7:41 AM by Faith New Zealand| 0 Comments
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Serendipity

A caller wrote me this email: "I was just surfing your blog, looking for anything that could explain this "numbers"  thing I have constantly going on. My clocks ( with a few exceptions) are digital. I am always noticing the time when all the numbers Read More
posted Thursday, January 22, 2009 7:13 AM by Faith New Zealand| 5 Comments
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Shakespeare Was Right!

Shakespeare was so amazing when it came to analyzing the human condition. In the play “Macbeth” there is a speech commonly known as “the porter’s speech” which sums up something I so often hear from callers. The speech is about the farmer who hanged himself Read More
posted Wednesday, January 07, 2009 9:34 AM by Faith New Zealand| 1 Comments
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Doom and Gloom! Woe and Despair!

Doom and gloom! Woe and despair! It wasn’t so long ago that the Prophets of Negativity were telling us that gas prices were going to continue to rise, and that by the end of the year they would have reached heights that none of us wanted to even think Read More
posted Monday, December 01, 2008 6:47 AM by Faith New Zealand| 1 Comments
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The Good Old Days

Last Sunday I went to a "live day" at the Yarloop Workshops just south of Perth in Western Australia where I live. The machinery was "live" because the steam engines that power them had been fired up by volunteers, their last operation for the year Read More
posted Saturday, November 15, 2008 7:12 AM by Faith New Zealand| 0 Comments
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Bitter or Better?

"The difficulties of life are intended to make us better, not bitter." Mandie Ellingson When I look back on it, all the "worst" moments of my life contained the seeds of something that eventually changed me for the better. It may be hard to see it at Read More
posted Tuesday, October 28, 2008 8:20 AM by Faith New Zealand| 1 Comments
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Secrets

I was born at a time when families had Secrets. I grew up with the knowledge that I was adopted, that I was the shameful Secret that was hidden in someone else’s family. Because my adoptive parents were so loving, I never felt the need to ask about my Read More
posted Wednesday, October 08, 2008 9:09 AM by Faith New Zealand| 2 Comments
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A Tale of a Tail

I keep my cats indoors to protect the local wildlife. However, the local wildlife doesn’t always appreciate my consideration. I came home the other day to find my cats crouched in a circle, their attention fixed on something in a way that signaled Trouble. Read More
posted Thursday, October 02, 2008 8:39 AM by Faith New Zealand| 0 Comments
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Is It Wrong ... ?

A caller asked me a very interesting question recently. He has been preparing himself to receive a new relationship into his life after a long drought, and has been thinking very hard about the qualities he wants to see manifested in his new partner. Read More
posted Wednesday, September 24, 2008 9:21 AM by Faith New Zealand| 3 Comments
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Using Our Gifts

From time to time I am accosted by well meaning Christians who accuse me of everything from ignorance to Satanism. I rarely enter into debate with them, because experience tells me that their beliefs are so strongly felt that they are not open to hearing Read More
posted Friday, September 12, 2008 9:17 AM by Faith New Zealand| 2 Comments
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I Married My Mother!

It’s official! A recent scientific study confirmed what many have always suspected – that we seek out people with the characteristics of our opposite sex parent.   http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/world/4988674/daddy-im-love-looks-just-liked   Read More
posted Friday, September 05, 2008 8:32 AM by Faith New Zealand| 9 Comments
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Sex Addiction

Sex addiction is the new psycho babble buzz word. Like a lot of populist terms, it is often badly misused. On the face of it, it seems like quite a reasonable assumption that if humans can become addicted to drugs, alcohol or tobacco, then they can easily Read More
posted Tuesday, September 02, 2008 8:35 AM by Faith New Zealand| 20 Comments
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"He Hates That Bitch"

I believe that our thoughts shape our lives. I am as careful with what I put into my mind as I am with the food I put into my body. I read good literature, listen to uplifting music, and avoid watching television programs that are negative or violent. Read More
posted Saturday, August 09, 2008 8:26 AM by Faith New Zealand| 2 Comments
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The Olympic Paradox

While you’re watching the Olympics, think about this:   The Olympics represent the peak of athletic performance – but will be watched by billions of couch potatoes the world over The Olympics represent the triumph of amateurism – but are Read More
posted Friday, August 08, 2008 8:18 AM by Faith New Zealand| 0 Comments
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Nothing Is A Treat Any More

Last year my husband and I were discussing what to have for Christmas dinner. We wanted it to be memorable, but were struggling to decide upon what to serve. Nothing seemed to be “special.” We came to the conclusion that it is yet another result of affluence. Read More
posted Wednesday, July 30, 2008 9:40 AM by Faith New Zealand| 11 Comments
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