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I was born in Canton Ohio a long time ago and moved several times, mainly to run away from myself. Fortunately, with the last move, I found out where I went and decided it was a good place to grow up. This is a good thing because my hair had gotten gray by

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Arts & Humanities > Meaning of Life Is life worth living?: 4 of 111
Is life worth living? Absolutely. Being alive is a truly wonderful gift, one that I am grateful to have.Honesty forces me to admit however, that at one time in my life I would have answered that question in the negative. Back then it seemed that everything I touched was turning to garbage, my prospects of finding a job seemed... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Religion & Spirituality (Other) Can we hide our real self from God: 1 of 18
When I see the question, "Can we hide our real self from God?" it brings up another question for me. That question is, "why would I want to hide my real self from God?"I'm assuming that those who are interested in this topic believe in God. I don't know, however, that the God in the question is the same God I believe in. The ... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Spiritual Life Why we should not fear death: 3 of 43
Should I or should I not fear death? Yet another of mankind's shoulds and oughtas.'I've finally reached the point in my life where I no longer have that fear but it wasn't until I'd gone through years of society taught distress and confusion.First of all based on my upbringing, I know I'm supposed to say I shouldn't fear deat... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Pain: 29 of 379
REMNANTSIt's easier nowSeeing childhood painThrough Time's filtering lens.The sharp parts areDiffused.Nine became fifty nine.Still remaining are some remnantsOf the Nothingness you used to fill.Nine's question, softer but still there.If I was worthy of loveThen whyDid you leave me?A little boy without a father.WhereDid I go w... More..
Politics, News & Issues > News Industry Is it the media's responsibility to go beyond what's happening today in order to predict future conflicts?: 1 of 11
The News Media's job is to report the news. That's it. Period. The end. They are not soothsayers, psychics, social workers or pastors. They are people who report what happened in the world.When the Media goes beyond reporting the news then they are creating the news. It becomes more and more about the Media and less and less ... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Self-Healing Tips and advice to help you forgive: 2 of 14
I've been around for a long time. I don't claim to be an expert about Life but I've had a lot of experience with it. Some of it has been great. Some of it has been the pits. I know that Life teaches us things even when we don't want to learn them. I know that if we are allowed to stick around long enough we know a lot of thin... More..
Local Guides > Orlando Fun things to do in Orlando besides Disney: 2 of 14
Thinking about a Florida vacation? Make it an Orlando vacation as well. There are almost unlimited fun things to do in Orlando. You could start out with a visit to Sea World with its varieties of sea creatures including Orcas, Sea Lions, Bottle Nosed Dolphins, False Killer Whales and Sharks plus such diverse creatures as Alli... More..
Religion & Spirituality > New Age Concepts Reflections: Is the body a temple?: 1 of 7
We are told that the body is a temple. Is it? When many of us look at ourselves it is a tough concept to accept. If our bodies are a temple then why do we have warts, scars, illness and too much body fat?Shouldn't a temple be immune to that sort of thing? Perhaps it depends on the definitions of the words connected with templ... More..
Relationships & Family > Friendship Advice Is it better to have a large or small group of friends?: 5 of 33
Should I have a large group of friends or a small group of friends?I'm going to go with Large only because Small seems so limiting and Large is a lot less confusing. Large seems more like infinite. Small seems to call for a number and that raises questions. Questions such as what do you do when you've reached the maximum numb... More..
Entertainment > Television (Other) The benefits of living without TV: 2 of 12
On June 22nd we turned our television set off for what was to be a thirty day period and we haven't turned it on since. The freedom it gives us is incredible. We'd been tired of most of the television programming for a long time. For us, television seemed to be all about reality shows, serial killers or people having sex with... More..