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My passion is ...

Taking pictures, mostly of the beach, nature, family, and my pets. Over the past two years I have gotten hooked on writing. I have a lot to learn!

My childhood ambition ...

To swim in the summer olympics when I was older. I was on a swim team for a few summers and was hooked on competing. But I never quite made it to the olympics (sigh).

My favorite memory ...

Summers in the Catskills with my family and best friends.We slept in an old chicken coop that was converted to a one large house where both our families slept. As kids we walked upstream with our sneakers on and caught frogs, let them go, and then swam in the small pond downstream. We had many many years of memories and lots of stories and lots of laughter.

Why I write ...

I sometimes get on a philosophical roll that no one wants to join in on. Writing is an outlet for me.

Religion & Spirituality > Spiritual Insights What does it mean to be spiritual?

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My Beliefs Today I read an article by a woman whose children made her question her religious belief system, or at the very least, theirs. This got me thinking about my own and how they have in some ways changed over the years and in others stayed the same. One thing I am presently inclined to think is that as we get older, hopefully a little wiser, and with being a little more well-read, we start to question our beliefs. We do this cautiously, however, especially if we grew up in a family that valued our religion. Now let me explain my thought process on this. I was raised in a family cons...

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