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If I Could Teach my Younger Self...
Yep, this is me! This is a prompt from one of my writer's groups, and I think it's a wonderful suggestion, a way to look back on my life, on what I've learned, and what I would still like to teach my...
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Abraham Joshua Heschel
Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel presenting Martin Luther King, Jr. with the World Peace Award on December 7, 1965. This image is available from the United States Library Prints and Photographs Division...
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Books That Teach Children About Compassion, Recommended by Parents
This is a photo of my grandchildren. It was chosen as the Photo of the Day and posted on the Smithsonian Magazine website. It is by far my favorite as I can see the love and compassion in my grandson's...
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Compassion in Medicine: Why Medical Professions Attract Bullies and how to...
Dust storm in New Mexico obscures the Sandia Mountains."We decided to move to New Mexico so we could live near our children. During the move, a dust storm kicked up that was so severe the highways...
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The Doctor: Compassion in Health Care
William Hurtsigning autographs at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival while promoting History of Violence. Photograph by sheksay (Tony Shek).In 1988, Random House published Dr. Edward...
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Empathy: Why I Became a Vegetarian
Gentleman Bud. Buddy has more ability to show empathy than most humans I've known. He is an eight-year-old chocolate lab and 100 pounds of pure love. Photo by Darla Sue Dollman.My dog, Buddy, is one of...
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Forgiveness as Defined in the Bible
Photos by Darla Sue Dollman."Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps...
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Good for you, Good for Them, Good for the World
Wedding Rings. One of the fastest ways to destroy a marriage is to fight on Facebook. If it's not good for you, and it's not good for your marriage, don't do it. Photo by Musaromana.For those of you...
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Happiness: How to Stay Happy in Love
My secret to a happy and joyful relationship: Watch the sunrise together...Watch the sunset together...And when the sky is clear, step outside and stare at the moon together. Then just before bed, hold...
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In Love...
Black Vultures in Kingsland, Texas. Photo by Darla Sue Dollman. I photographed vultures often when I lived in Texas where they are welcomed as God's cleaning crew and admired...
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On Joy...
"We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves." --Buddha"Joy in looking and comprehending is nature's most beautiful gift."...
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Kindness, Paying it Forward, and Goats
Alpine Goat in Paris, France. Photo by Eponimm. I was told by a local goat farmer that the Alpine goat is a great milking goat. When my children were young and I was suddenly a single mother I was...
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Woman Injured in Skydiving Accident--Please Pray!
This is Kenzie Markie. She was injured in a skydiving accident in Arizona and is in serious condition. She is family of a friend and she needs to get home to her father in Canada, but she is still in...
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The Peaceful Fields
Dark-Eyed Juncos in Berthoud, CO near Carter Lake. Photo by Darla Sue Dollman."How can we hear the song of the field while our ears have the clamor of the city to swallow?" --Kahlil GibranSparrow in...
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A Prayer for our Soldiers
Dear Lord:In my moments of sadness, and selfish want, please help me to remember that men and women in the darkness of a foreign land are staring at the bright spots in the sky and praying they are...
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May Peace be With you...
It is my wish that every word that leaves my lips be filled with the love and compassion that is in my heart, and that those who hear or read my words should feel great peace. I know I often fail in...
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What I Wish for you...
It is cold and rainy by the lake in Colorado, and still a beautiful day. It is a good day for reflection. A good day for prayer. And this is what I pray for you: I pray that you shall not want for food...
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Patience and Forgiveness
Black bear climbing into broken vessel. Photo by Darla Sue Dollman`A man should be like a vessel that willingly receives what its owner pours into it, whether it be wine or vinegar."--Rabbi Abraham...
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A 20 Second Hug...
Baby and Grandson by Darla Sue Dollman.According to the article "25 Psychology Facts Everyone Should Know," a 20 second hug releases chemicals in the body that help you trust the one you’re hugging.
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Light It Up Blue: World Autism Month
Since April is World Autism Month, I’ve decided to #LightItUpBlue with Autism Speaks to increase understanding and awareness of autism. The issue is deeply personal to me because I have friends who are...
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Article 3
"The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his...
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Learning to Love
Nelson Mandela, 1998. Photograph produced by produced by Agência Brasil, a public Brazilian news agency/Wikimedia Commons."No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin or his...
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Rising When We Fall...
Stormy weather in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. Photo taken in December, 2011, copyright by Darla Sue Dollman.“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." –...
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A Year of Loss and Grieving
Buddy and his sister, Holly, cuddling. They were always wrapped up beside each other. I don't know how to explain it. I can't. It's been a year of loss. But why it happened this way I'll never know. It...
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Closed-Captioning: A Special Prayer for Special People
The rainbow behind the trees. Cheyenne, Wyoming. Photo by Darla Sue Dollman.At my age, most of us have heard the philosophical question, "If a tree falls in the forest, does anyone hear?" At my age,...
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