I'm Fasting from the News
I am avoiding the news. I always want to know everything. By fasting for the season of Lent, to allow myself to focus on other things.
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Stanley Hagemeyer
- Nov 13, 2023
- 3 min
Why They Hate Israel and Us, too
The history of the holy land explains why Israel is hated by so many today.
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Stanley Hagemeyer
- Mar 3, 2022
- 3 min
The Nature of Evil
Evil in the news demonstrates its characteristics as domination, power, suppression, destruction, stupidity, ignorance, loneliness and fear.
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Stanley Hagemeyer
- Dec 22, 2021
- 3 min
Christmas Was Always Gritty
I love the sweet smells of Christmas, the glow of candles, but Christmas is a gritty story about real people in a tough, miserable spot.
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Stanley Hagemeyer
- Dec 10, 2021
- 2 min
It Makes Me Mad
The Oxford school shooting where the parents of the shooter enabled their son’s actions is a tragedy. Surely, this event raises an...
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Stanley Hagemeyer
- Nov 12, 2021
- 4 min
Strategic Retreat
I, like others, have found that an occasional strategic retreat is vital to restore my spirit and avoid being overwhelmed by life's stress.
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Stanley Hagemeyer
- Jun 27, 2021
- 3 min
Will we find Courage to Care ?
I wrote my book to empower people to help friends or neighbors in trouble, but COVID prevented me from promote it. Everything stopped!
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Stanley Hagemeyer
- May 3, 2021
- 3 min
Discovering Blessings
Remembering people who have blessed you in the past is a wonderful way to overcome depression with gratitude.
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Stanley Hagemeyer
- Apr 16, 2021
- 3 min
A Peculiar Kind of Suffering
I miss seeing people at the wellness center. We are suffering the loss of many ways people get together for the important events of life.
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Stanley Hagemeyer
- Mar 27, 2021
- 3 min
To Believe or Not Believe - Part II: What are the gaps in my life?
Science never seems to address the most tender gaps in our human story, the gaps that occur in our relationships, and in our own morality.
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Stanley Hagemeyer
- Mar 12, 2021
- 3 min
Persistent Living
This morning, at 7:00, I saw four ducks swim by our dock in the open water left where the ice had already retreated.
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Stanley Hagemeyer
- Jan 18, 2021
- 3 min
Relapse and Recovery
Since the insurrection, I have had increased anxiety, a sort of alertness to danger, a feeling that I need to be vigilant. How about you?
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Stanley Hagemeyer
- Jan 7, 2021
- 3 min
Waking up in America
A canyon of chaos has opened up in America. Those on one side believe our institutions can be trusted, and on the other side they do not ..
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Stanley Hagemeyer
- Dec 26, 2020
- 3 min
Unbelievable
Who do we believe? That big question determines our destiny, our success, our health, and possibilities for "life, liberty, and happiness."
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Stanley Hagemeyer
- Dec 1, 2020
- 3 min
Our Weird, Distorted Life
COVID. Out for a walk we saw a neighbor and went over to talk. Never closer than 10 feet, yet I wondered, "Are we imposing on him?"
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Stanley Hagemeyer
- Nov 6, 2020
- 3 min
Being a Non Anxious Presence - or Hanging on in Today's Windstorm
On November 3, Inc.com reported 59 percent of Americans expected that day to be the most stressful of their lives. For several months...
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