Misguided

There are times when I’m easily distracted, and my mind and my attention go a totally different direction. My wife and those who work with me will testify to this. I sometimes represent the analogy of the dog who is immediately distracted by squirrel! I can go down a long extended “rabbit trail” and totally…

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Influence

I first noticed this word many years ago when I was a teenager. My parents told me that I would be known by the people I hang out with. There were some “characters” in my circle of friends. For the most part, my friends were good kids. There were some who were more popular than…

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Sanctuary

I used to call the auditorium of our church the sanctuary. I also remember hearing of certain tracts of land that are called wildlife sanctuary where various types of wildlife are safe from hunters. A sanctuary also refers to a place of refuge or asylum. I began thinking more carefully about this word several years…

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