Sixty Trips Around the Sun

800 Words

The title of my Blog posts is inspired by a quirky television show “800 Words” which tells the story of a recently widowed father who quits his job as a popular 800-word columnist for a top-selling Sydney newspaper and moves his two children to a remote New Zealand seaside town. After a couple of attempts, I found that the exercise to write only 800 or so words was helpful to focus my attention on what was most important to say. I hope my readers feel the same.

800 Words
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800 Words

Healthcare Workers and PTSD

Soldiers and poor, unable to rejoice

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800 Words

The Aspens

As human beings, we are all interconnected, whether we like it or not!

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800 Words

Community

We discover that difference is not a threat but a treasure and that variety is the evidence of life.

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800 Words

Music

There is a difference between being a musician and being an artist.

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Baptism

Remember your baptism and be thankful!

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800 Words

On Forgiveness

When we define ourselves by the people who have hurt us, we remain in bondage to them until we are able to forgive.

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800 Words

Ralph Vaughan Williams

Written between the years 1903 and 1909, “A Sea Symphony” is Vaughan Williams first and longest symphony.

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800 Words

Claude Debussy

At the time of the premiere of “La Mer”, Debussy’s personal life was as turbulent as the erupting sea.

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Justice

All lives matter! But we are not all equal.

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Vocation

The place where your deep gladness meets the world’s deepest need.

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“The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty.”

Winston Churchill

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