A personal notebook
Thoughts, notes, and ideas.
Writing about whatever I’m trying to understand.
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It’s time we start talking about politics
I’ve very consciously been disciplined in the topics I talk about. Like all of us, I have a lot thoughts and beliefs on many topics. But I try to stay focused mostly on homelessness…
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How Addiction Has Shaped My Life
Simply put: If you judge addicts you either A) don’t understand the first thing about addiction or B) you’re lying to yourself. Have you ever found yourself binge eating an entire family size bag…
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God Showed Up At Starbucks On Friday
I had a whole post forming in my head about how God had abandoned me. It was what I was going to write about this weekend. I was bitter. I had this belief that…
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Is Doing Good Things Insane?
The thing about it is: I don’t feel like a “good” human at all. I also don’t feel like a bad human. I’m just a human. But I do like to learn about other…
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The Great Risk Of Becoming Yourself
I know a man who is unhappy. He feels, almost simultaneously, under utilized and inadequate. His job defines him. Yet his job is menial and pointless. He feels a great need to be the…
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On being inadequate
My kid is currently learning about Harriet Tubman. This paragraph describes her succinctly but well: Harriet Tubman She was five feet two inches (157 centimeters) tall, born a slave, had a debilitating illness, and…
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On being a good person
I saw this really interesting video on how Facebook and Twitter trigger us emotionally: It reminded me of how we are all paid off by drugs. We are all addicted to dopamine and opioids.…
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Stop Praying. Start Walking.
I’m a BIG Taylor Swift fan. So Rocky got the family tickets to her sold out show in Cleveland this last summer at our football stadium. It was amazing! At the end of the…
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God, why have you forsaken me?
I feel like I’m moving through sludge. I plod through my task list like a dead robot. Call this person. Empty the trash Go to this meeting Empty more trash I keep hitting refresh…
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Loss – January 5, 2019
I have a great deal on my mind today. Transition is like that. What we knew and could count on is gone. What is in front of us is uncertain. This space of transition…
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Benedict Joseph Labre – The Patron Saint Of The Homeless
It seems taboo to think about, much less discuss, any religion that is not our own. Protestants don’t read Thomas Merton. Catholics don’t read Rick Warren. Atheists refuse to explore any God-based religion at all.…
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Mercy Versus The Law
What is Christmas? The birth of Jesus? A melding of pagan winter holidays? Gift giving? A holiday of lights and good cheer? Santa Claus? One thing is certain: billions of people celebrate it every…