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45 Things to Live Well (11-15)

Posted on by Michael Rose
We continue with 45 simple things to help us live a deeper, more authentic life!  Again, don’t feel like you need to employ every suggestion – pick a couple that seems to resonate with you.  The adventure is to reflect and learn about yourself and take a series of deliberate steps towards being the most authentic person…
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Special in a Real way

Posted on by Michael Rose
A powerful address by this teacher to the graduating class and it seems many others think so too for this speech has gone viral and the subject of many a blog post.  It seems to me to awaken / jar some of us from our slumber, warm the hearts of some of us older folks…
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Hope on the Line

Posted on by Michael Rose
I hung hope out with the laundry, clothes-pinned tenderly beside a pillowcase, a tea towel, two sheets and some socks. I could tell she needed air, a sweet puff of wind. She needed to get warm again basking in the sun.   After a few hours, I came out with my basket and took her…
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45 Things to Live Well (6-10)

Posted on by Michael Rose
We continue with our 45 simple things to live well.  While not an exhaustive list, these are good ways to remove clutter by letting some things go and diving into others. Let’s not lose sight that the goal of this journey is to become more authentic, more whole – more w-holy.   Living well is…
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Looking Up AND Out

Posted on by Michael Rose
A man was walking in a large city’s downtown.  The city was a-hum with activity, people coming and going.  Cars and trucks up and down the street, transporting people and goods here and there.   There were retail shops alive with people coming and going.  As the man continued on his way he saw a…
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Man lost. Road sings pointing in all directions. No turn, one way, detour, stop, wrong way.

Show Me the Way

Posted on by Michael Rose
It has become a bit of a frustrating game with the Lord the past couple of years.  The way we interact has changed and so the way He tends to speak to me has been changing.  It has been comical in a sense because I find myself in a kind of argument, two ways with…
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The Breath of God

Posted on by Michael Rose
I have been experimenting with video and various ways of sharing faith.  These often take the forms of rich ancient thoughts and practices which have been a blessing in my own life. Explore the idea of breath – specifically the breath of God and how God breathes life into us. Explore along with Michael how…
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