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breathe, smile, move slow
Prompted By Meditation
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The buddha smile will follow you.
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Heading North — West is Left; East is Right
Prompted By Turning Points
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All I can safely say is… no one was killed.
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A Sub-Saharan Spirit Rave
Prompted By Daydreaming
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We met at the bottom of the crater and began to hug each other and dance.
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The Chicago Hot Blast
Prompted By Fire
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As the 1960s sunk into the next decade, I decided to leave San Francisco, to “get my head together.” A friend knew I had carpentry skills and suggested I contact a woman who owned property in the Colorado Rockies above Boulder. She needed a handyman. A cabin was available. That seemed attractive. To get away…
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Engagement, Commitment, and Fresh Air
Prompted By Art’s Impact
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I wanted to join that company.
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Alone Together: From Solitude to Isolation
Prompted By Isolation and Solitude
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Where did our community go?
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The Big Bang or, Our Cosmic Dawn
Prompted By Dawn
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You can't talk about the end until you talk about the beginning.
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Be It Ever So Humble…
Prompted By Can You Go Home Again?
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Both my partner and I often express our desires to return home. Each has a different version of home, having been born in widely separate locations, economic stability, and cultural surroundings. My wife is from Manhattan. She was born in Greenwich Village and, when her family moved to a larger apartment uptown, she continued going…
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