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Strayed too far from the shepherd - Day 956

I was reading A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute, one of mom’s favorite books from way back when, just because it was lying around. And in it Shute talks about Australian cattle stations from a few decades ago. Apparently stealing calves from neighboring stations had been a norm. And to stop the calves from wandering about and heading back to the herd they had designated areas in these stations…

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Nature and Nurture are in the nature of things - Day 981

Nature and Nurture are in the nature of things – Day 981

A real account of a real struggle. A very human experience. And we are no different than those who walk and breathe around us. We are all filled with wants and desires. And we all have that soft corner that melts at a puppy face. We want to be happy. We want to be comfortable. We want to stay engaged. We want some security and some stability. And we want some change that makes us feel like we are…

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A Cali girl at heart – Day 993 So I have all this soul searching going on, I immerse myself in spiritual material and words of guidance and inspiration on a daily, I give of myself the cleanest and purest that I can manage, and I float on a cloud of gratitude with the knowledge that a universal oneness connects us all at the hip.

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To-Do or To-Not-Do – Day 994 One of those days when you get bogged down in your work and then look up only to find chaos.

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Pushing forward – Day 995 It is only the beginning and I'm already feeling overwhelmed. Because I'm starting to analyze how well it is going and where it will all take me by the end of the month.

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“A tug at my hungry heartbeat” – 996 There is this "tug at my hungry heartbeat" that calls to give. And sometimes I don't know how.

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A journey of a million miles starts with a single step – Day 997 Planning is one of the things I do best. Following through seems a subconscious matter of picking and choosing and making excuses though.

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A dew drop – Day 998 Turns out there's going to be no knee surgery after all. I guess it is true what they say, that most things we fear never really do come true.

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A moment of connectedness – Day 999 Today I await the results that may call for a medically invasive procedure. In view of the constraints this process may present, I take immense satisfaction in having met one of my short term goals in a handful of days.

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The stars have spoken - Day 1000

The stars have spoken – Day 1000

So I tend to blame a lot of things on karma and the stars. I was taught a whole lot about both karma and astrology as a kid, and I managed to merge the two in my thinking where the good times in astrology coincide with times where good karma pays off and vice versa. And I have seen these forces at work with their predictions coming true. And once again the stars have spoken.

I have had an…

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Dealing with illness So it looks like I will be scheduled to have knee surgery. And I am a second year medical student, so I should know enough about the process.

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Signs & Gratitude So we see, hear, smell, taste and feel the world around us. But how much are we in touch with a world that is beyond these senses? 

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Discipline Making our dreams a reality requires tremendous amounts of discipline. And sometimes we let ourselves think that it is beyond us.

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Religion and Spirituality In all this soul searching with all its finding strength, letting things go, prep talk and moving forward, what role does religion and spirituality play?